[ Date Index ]
[ Thread Index ]
[ <= Previous by date /
thread ]
[ Next by date /
thread => ]
[LUG] Firefox vulnerability exploited in the wild, targeting (a.o.) Linux
- To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: [LUG] Firefox vulnerability exploited in the wild, targeting (a.o.) Linux
- From: Martijn Grooten <martijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 17:01:50 +0000
- Content-disposition: inline
- Delivered-to: dclug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dcglug.org.uk; s=1428397562; h=Sender:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:List-Subscribe:List-Help:List-Post:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:Reply-To:Subject:MIME-Version:Message-ID:To:From:Date; bh=hSs36lF5lCn02Ufnbk7+d7yWXH10TDirEA5b4+rHuzQ=; b=T9STz83IC7pAX0dMzBN7OCsEUxzb2jdFN5TCqSdbHSLuHe15bayoWTV5m1+QaXPrijkyr+N85u8SlpTaSoDAvZdcC3mT1etg0uDVNSNAuf+MGobqY/h+ojYd17WtCAXovin4obK29P+mLKzzEO9zPA7rO9A7DQ7hUk7LWAus3Ho=;
- Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=lapsedordinary.net; s=mail; t=1438966910; bh=ejfs+QJXPJ06I9CD5w5qaLsueUPM5I+kVfX7vzctGKs=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=Rzy/Y9pnRCm181fZClktdYTlgv6yd66kSkJCbQ439naF8PvkT4nut3GHxGMXiwtl3 c2lfYHXmvWwhYzA6MNN3m/ABL6jAnNVWCyt4ehZ+dyjG4prptXX59zTzvq6rW0hN/u tU0SN/0z/K28n/q7tp9Wfd34EDhExOJ97iwkpgCA=
Installing patches as soon as they come out - and, if you're running
critical system, after you have tested those patches - is always a good
idea. It's extra important now with Firefox, given that a vulnerability
in its built-in PDF reader is being exploited in the wild. The exploit
is targeting Linux too: it's stealing private SSH keys, bash and MySQL
histories.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/
Martijn.
--
The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG
http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list
FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq
