2020-07-31

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English - July 31, 2020 19:15 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
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Next Episode: 2020-08-03

Mitigating the BootHole vulnerability is proving difficult for several major Linux distributions, KDE's Ark tool issues a security advisory, Cloudflare reduces perceived delays in worker process startup time, and Tor brings back its Bug Smash Fund for a second year.

Links:

Servers at risk from “BootHole” bug - what you need to know
There’s a Hole in the Boot - Mitigation
[PDF] National Security Agency/Central Security Service: Mitigate the GRUB2 BootHole Vulnerability
BootHole fixes causing boot problems across multiple Linux distros
KDE Project Security Advisory: Ark: maliciously crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory
Eliminating cold starts with Cloudflare Workers
Tor’s Bug Smash Fund: Year Two!
Multiple Tor security issues disclosed, more to come