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Incomplete Patch in NVIDIA Toolkit Leaves CVE-2024-0132 Open to Container Escapes

Incomplete Patch in NVIDIA Toolkit Leaves CVE-2024-0132 Open to Container Escapes

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a case of an incomplete patch for a previously addressed security flaw impacting the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that, if successfully exploited, could put sensitive data at risk. The original vulnerability CVE-2024-0132 (CVSS score: 9.0) is a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability that could lead to a container escape attack and allow for unauthorized access

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Malicious npm Package Targets Atomic Wallet, Exodus Users by Swapping Crypto Addresses

Malicious npm Package Targets Atomic Wallet, Exodus Users by Swapping Crypto Addresses

Threat actors are continuing to upload malicious packages to the npm registry so as to tamper with already-installed local versions of legitimate libraries and execute malicious code in what’s seen as a sneakier attempt to stage a software supply chain attack. The newly discovered package, named pdf-to-office, masquerades as a utility for converting PDF files to Microsoft Word

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VSCode Marketplace Removes Two Extensions Deploying Early-Stage Ransomware

VSCode Marketplace Removes Two Extensions Deploying Early-Stage Ransomware

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two malicious extensions in the Visual Studio Code (VSCode) Marketplace that are designed to deploy ransomware that’s under development to its users. The extensions, named “ahban.shiba” and “ahban.cychelloworld,” have since been taken down by the marketplace maintainers. Both the extensions, per ReversingLabs, incorporate code that’s designed to invoke a PowerShell command, which

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Critical Next.js Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Bypass Middleware Authorization Checks

Critical Next.js Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Bypass Middleware Authorization Checks

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Next.js React framework that could be potentially exploited to bypass authorization checks under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-29927, carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10.0. “Next.js uses an internal header x-middleware-subrequest to prevent recursive requests from triggering infinite loops,” Next.js said in an advisory. “It

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