Day: November 3, 2026

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USN-8990-1: Sprockets vulnerability

It was discovered that Sprockets incorrectly handled certain specially crafted requests when the Sprockets server was used in production. A remote attacker could possibly use this...

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USN-8988-1: Relax-and-Recover vulnerability

It was discovered that Relax-and-Recover created a world-readable initrd when GRUB_RESCUE was enabled. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

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USN-8987-1: libuser vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libuser did not properly validate the GECOS field when changing user information. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to corrupt...

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USN-8986-1: Swift Mailer vulnerability

Dawid Golunski discovered that Swift Mailer did not properly sanitize e-mail addresses in the mail transport. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to pass...

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USN-8985-1: Net::EasyTCP vulnerability

It was discovered that Net::EasyTCP used the built-in Perl rand() function to generate encryption keys when no strong randomization module was present. An attacker could possibly...

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USN-8984-1: jabberd2 vulnerability

It was discovered that jabberd2 allowed SASL ANONYMOUS authentication even when it was not enabled in the configuration. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue...

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Learn the rules: The hacker mindset

Research Manager Mike Walker reflects on a career spanning hacker culture, cybersecurity, and AI, sharing lessons about trust, teamwork, leadership, and why solving difficult problems requires...

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OpenSUSE Leap 16.1

The openSUSE project has announced the release of openSUSE Leap 16.1. The release is notable for allowing both traditional installations and immutable images with transactional updates....

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