Both privilege escalation vulnerabilities stem from bugs in the kernel’s handling of page caches stored in memory, allowing untrusted users to modify them. They target caches in networking and memory-fragment handling components. Specifically, CVE-2026-43284 attacks…
Ravie LakshmananMay 11, 2026Supply Chain Attack / DevSecOps Checkmarx has confirmed that a modified version of the Jenkins AST plugin was published to the Jenkins Marketplace. “If you are using Checkmarx Jenkins AST plugin, you…
Ravie LakshmananMay 11, 2026Vulnerability / Ransomware A threat actor named Mr_Rot13 has been attributed to the exploitation of a recently disclosed critical cPanel flaw to deploy a backdoor codenamed Filemanager on compromised environments. The attack…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports iOS 26.5 introduces encrypted RCS messaging as a beta feature, enabling secure communication between iPhone and Android users through major carriers. The update brings third-party…
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Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld explains how System Data, which replaced “Other” storage in macOS Monterey, can exceed 100GB due to caches, logs, AI models, and iOS backups. Reducing System Data…
Google on Monday disclosed that it identified an unknown threat actor using a zero-day exploit that it said was likely developed with an artificial intelligence (AI) system, marking the first time the technology has been…
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