Happy Friday fellow Linux geeks! This week, important updates have been issued for Thunderbird, open-vm-tools and WebKitGTK. Read on to learn about these vulnerabilities and how to secure your system against them.
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Yours in Open Source,
ThunderbirdThe DiscoveryMultiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird (CVE-2022-38472, CVE-2022-38473 and CVE-2022-38478). |
open-vm-toolsThe DiscoveryAn important security vulnerability was found in open-vm-tools (CVE-2022-31676).
The ImpactThis issue could allow unprivileged users inside a virtual machine to escalate privileges. The FixAn update for open-vm-tools mitigates this dangerous flaw. We recommend that you update as soon as possible to protect against attacks and compromise. Your Related Advisories:Register to Customize Your Advisories |
WebKitGTKThe DiscoveryIt was discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-32893). The ImpactExploitation of this high-priority bug could result in the execution of arbitrary code. |
