Xen security updates issued

Due to an exploit discovered in our billing and support system, our system was taken offline temporarily. This was done to ensure client data safety. The exploit was patched a short time afterwards, however we have decided to keep the billing portal temporarily offline until validity of this patch…

An update for Xen was just released to address a vulnerability where a buggy or malicious HVM guest can crash the host or read data relating to other guests or the hypervisor itself. source:hostingseclist Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news,…

Researchers have found a serious bug in the WP Live Chat Support plugin. This is the second time in six weeks that a vulnerability has been found in the plugin which is being used on thousands of WordPress websites. The latest bug allows hackers to inject their own code…

 Adobe’s first round of security updates for 2019 resolve two critical flaws for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and MacOS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2018-16011 and CVE-2018-19725. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news, updates, releases & much…

cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. cPanel has rated these updates as having CVSSv2 scores ranging from…

We have been made aware of a serious security vulnerability in Bash that affects multiple operating systems and applications. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news, updates, releases & much more. Subscribe Email I agree to the Privacy Policy and would…

WordPress 4.2.3 is now available. This is a critical security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news, updates, releases & much more. Subscribe Email I agree…

VMware has fixed a critical flaw in its vCenter Server that could be exploited to execute code remotely. The vulnerability affects vCenter versions 6.5 and 6.0. Users are urged to upgrade to versions 6.5c or 6.0U3b. US-CERT warned about the vulnerability, stressing exploitation could result in an attacker taking…

Attackers are hijacking vulnerable home routers to launch attacks against WordPress sites. The attacks exploit two flaws in the TR-069 router management protocol to send malicious requests to port 7547. Experts have been advising home users to limit access to port 7547. Internet service providers (ISPs) could take steps…

An update for Plesk 12 (Windows) was just released to address various security vulnerabilities and it is recommended that you update as soon as possible. Official Link: http://download1.parallels.com/Plesk/PP12/12.0/release-notes/parallels-plesk-12.0-for-windows-change-log.html#12018-mu52 Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news, updates, releases & much more. Subscribe…

An update for cPanel was just released and it is recommended that you update as soon as possible. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. Join Our Online…

A vulnerability in Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT) feature of Intel processors appears relatively easy to abusive. A remote control authentication screen can be bypassed using a blank string through a proxy server. AMT lets sysadmins perform powerful tasks over a remote connection. Join Our Online Security and Hosting…

Simply patching systems against the Bash/Shellshock vulnerability may not be adequate. Attacks exploiting the flaw appeared within a day of its disclosure. Those attacks may have made changes to systems that would not be remedied by the application of a patch. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today…

Researchers from universities in Adelaide, Eindhoven, Chicago, Maryland and Pennsylvania have published a paper describing how they used a local side-channel attack to break the Libgcrypt encryption library. The exploit could be used to recover a RSA-1024 key. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated…

Joomla! 3.7.1 is now available. This is a security release for the 3.x series of Joomla! which addresses one critical security vulnerability and several bug fixes. The security issue was found to be the result of inadequate filtering of requested data that lead to a SQL Injection vulnerability. We…