PC Security and Other Useful Information

Security Mailer Volume 19 Number 5

• Apple firmware update for AirPort Base Station
• Browsers
  • Mozilla updates
    • Firefox and Firefox ESR twice
    • Thunderbird for 0-day vulnerabilities under active attack
  • Cisco Security advisories for 26 fixed vulnerabilities
  • Open Source
    • TCP SACK Panic
    • Linux updates
  • Microsoft
    • June Windows 10 update may cause black screen
    • Office update links,
    • Security Update revised
  • General Security reviews last week

ESET TDE (aka Deslock aka Endpoint Encryption), doesn’t like 1903

Apparently, the ESET Total Disk Encryption can cause “”Inaccessible Boot Device” to occur. This post from their support folks describes what to do to avoid or fix the problem.

• If you have not upgraded to Windows 1903 and you would like to prevent Windows from updating,
• If you have recently upgraded to Windows 1903 and your machine is currently booting correctly but you want to avoid this problem
• If you have recently upgraded to Windows 1903 and your machine no longer boots correctly

Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 67.0.3 and Firefox ESR 60.7.1

A type confusion vulnerability can occur when manipulating JavaScript objects due to issues in Array.pop. This can allow for an exploitable crash. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw.

Security Mailer Volume 2019 Number 24

• Adobe updates
  • Flash Player
  • Cold Fusion
• Adobe Campaign
• Mozilla releases
• Bugfix update for Firefox
• Cisco Security Advisories
• Linux updates
• Microsoft
  • Tuesday release updates
  • Security Updates revised
  • Security Advisories,
  • Exim update information
• General Security reviews last weeks vulnerabilities

Security Bulletin for Adobe Flash Player

VLC 3.0.7 is Biggest Security Release Due to EU Bounty Program

“VLC Media Player 3.0.7 was released on Friday and contained the most security updates ever in one release of the program. The president of the VideoLan non-profit organization states that this was due to their inclusion in the EU-FOSSA bug bounty program.”

Security Mailer Volume 2019 Number 23

• Browsers updated
  • Firefox
  • Pale Moon
  • Cisco Security Advisories
  • Linux updates
  • Microsoft
    • Reminder to patch Blue Keep
    • Release of Security Baseline for Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019
  • General Security reviews last weeks vulnerabilities, covers Exim flaw affecting more than half of all webmail servers

Security Mailer Number 22

• Apple releases more security updates
• Cisco Security Advisories
• Linux update
• General Security reviews last week

Windows 10 Losing Connectivity From Outdated Wi-Fi Drivers

“Microsoft says that computers with Qualcomm wireless network adapters might suffer from sporadic loss of Wi-Fi connectivity after installing the Windows 10 May 2019 Update because of out-of-date network drivers.

Windows users who want to update to Windows 10 version 1903 can install the latest driver version for their Qualcomm Wi-Fi network card by downloading and applying the up to date Wi-Fi driver available from their device’s manufacturer (OEM).”

Security Mailer Volume 2019 Number 21

• Mozilla updates
  • Firefox,
  • Firefox ESR
  • Thunderbird
• Cisco Security Advisories
• Linux updates & patches
• Microsoft
  • Security updates revised
  • multiple 0-day exploits POC code released
• General Security reviews last week
• Wireshark updates