Upwind’s Head of Security Research Moshiko Hassan, MDR Lead Omer Idel, and Head of Marketing Denise Ashur discuss the GitHub Actions supply chain compromise, including how widespread it is and what users should do to mitigate.
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CVE-2024-12718: Path Escape via Python’s tarfile Extraction Filters
Jun 03, 2025
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Python’s standard library, CVE-2024-12718, allows attackers to modify file metadata or file permissions outside the intended extraction directory. This issue affects systems running Python 3.12 and above when using tarfile.extract() or tarfile.extractall() with the filter parameter set to “data” or “tar”. Though the vulnerability does not allow direct code execution, […]
Linux Kernel SMB 0-Day Vulnerability CVE-2025-37899 Uncovered Using ChatGPT o3
May 27, 2025
For the first time, a zero-day vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been discovered using a large language model, OpenAI’s o3. Discovered by security researcher Sean Heelan and assigned CVE-2025-37899, this vulnerability marks a milestone not just in cybersecurity but in the integration of AI into vulnerability research. It also raises serious questions about the […]
io_uring: Linux Performance Boost or Security Headache?
Apr 29, 2025
The Linux kernel is constantly evolving, and one of the significant additions in recent years is io_uring. Introduced in kernel 5.1 (2019), it’s designed to dramatically speed up input/output (I/O) operations. But as with many powerful tools, it brings new security considerations. Let’s break down what io_uring is, the risks it presents, and how to […]