Tag: rust
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Memory-Safe Coding Cuts Android System Flaws by 75%
Google Says Rust Language Initiative Eliminates Cross-Site Scripting, Other Flaws. Google says switching to a memory-safe language such as Rust under … First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/memory-safe-coding-cuts-android-system-flaws-by-75-a-26391
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Torvalds weighs in on ‘nasty’ Rust vs C for Linux debate
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/09/19/torvalds_talks_rust_in_linux/
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New Rust-Based Ransomware Cicada3301 Targets Windows and Linux Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked the inner workings of a new ransomware variant called Cicada3301 that shares similarities with the now-defunct… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/09/new-rust-based-ransomware-cicada3301.html
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Google Pushes Rust in Legacy Firmware to Tackle Memory Safety Flaws
Google’s adoption of memory safe programming languages now includes the deployment of Rust in legacy low-level firmware codebases. The post Google Pus… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/google-pushes-rust-in-legacy-firmware-to-tackle-memory-safety-flaws/
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Rust für Firmware: Sicherheit durch speichersichere Programmiersprachen
Das Android-Team erläutert die schrittweise Einführung von Rust in Firmware, um Sicherheitslücken zu reduzieren und die Speichersicherheit zu erhöhen…. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Rust-fuer-Firmware-Sicherheit-durch-speichersichere-Programmiersprachen-9860759.html
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Rust for Linux maintainer steps down in frustration with ‘nontechnical nonsense’
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/09/02/rust_for_linux_maintainer_steps_down/
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DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust using AI, of course
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/08/03/darpa_c_to_rust/
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USENIX Security ’23 TRust: A Compilation Framework For In-Process Isolation To Protect Safe Rust Against Untrusted Code
Authors/Presenters:Inyoung Bang and Martin Kayondo, Seoul National University; Hyungon Moon, UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/08/usenix-security-23-trust-a-compilation-framework-for-in-process-isolation-to-protect-safe-rust-against-untrusted-code/
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DARPA Aims to Ditch C Code, Move to Rust
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launches TRACTOR program to work with university and industry researchers on creating a translation syst… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/darpa-aims-to-ditch-c-code-move-to-rust
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DARPA Unveils TRACTOR Initiative: Transforming Legacy C Code to Rust with AI
In a groundbreaking move, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is embarking on an ambitious project to modernize programming pract… First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/darpas-tractor/
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CISA looked at C/C++ projects and found a lot of C/C++ code. Wanna redo any of it in Rust?
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/06/28/cisa_open_source/
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Rust-Based P2PInfect Botnet Evolves with Miner and Ransomware Payloads
The peer-to-peer malware botnet known as P2PInfect has been found targeting misconfigured Redis servers with ransomware and cryptocurrency miners.The … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/rust-based-p2pinfect-botnet-evolves.html
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Fickle Malware Leads to UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration
A new Rust-based malware called Fickle Stealer has emerged, targeting sensitive information through multiple attack vectors. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/07/fickle-malware-leads-to-uac-bypass-and-data-exfiltration/
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New Rust-based Fickle Malware Uses PowerShell for UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration
A new Rust-based information stealer malware called Fickle Stealer has been observed being delivered via multiple attack chains with the goal of harve… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/new-rust-based-fickle-malware-uses.html
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New Rust infostealer Fickle Stealer spreads through various attack methods
New Rust-based Fickle Malware Uses PowerShell for UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration A new Rust malware called Fickle Stealer spreads through various at… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164726/malware/fickle-stealer-attack-methods.html
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Rust für sicherheitskritische Systeme: Konsortium kümmert sich um den Einsatz
Tags: rustDas Safety-Critical Rust Consortium kümmert sich künftig um den verantwortungsvollen Einsatz von Rust in Bereichen wie Verkehr, Biotech und Energiewir… First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Rust-fuer-sicherheitskritische-Systeme-Konsortium-kuemmert-sich-um-den-Einsatz-9761117.html
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New consortium seeks to bolster Rust use in safety-critical systems
Tags: rustFirst seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/new-consortium-seeks-to-bolster-rust-use-in-safety-critical-systems
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Speichersicherheit: Fast 20 Prozent aller Rust-Pakete sind potenziell unsicher
Tags: rustNach Angaben der Rust Foundation verwendet etwa jedes fünfte Rust-Paket das Unsafe-Keyword. Meistens werden dadurch Code oder Bibliotheken von Drittan… First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/speichersicherheit-fast-20-prozent-aller-rust-pakete-sind-potenziell-unsicher-2405-185452.html
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Chance verpasst: Webauthn-rs-Entwickler hält Passkeys für geplatzten Traum
Passkeys sollen Anmeldevorgänge sicherer und benutzerfreundlicher machen. Der Entwickler einer Webauthn-Bibliothek für Rust sieht das Vorhaben inzwisc… First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/chance-verpasst-webauthn-rs-entwickler-haelt-passkeys-fuer-geplatzten-traum-2404-184648.html
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Rust rustles up fix for 10/10 critical command injection bug on Windows in std lib
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/04/10/rust_critical_vulnerability_windows/
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Fileless .NET Based Code Injection Attack Delivers AgentTesla Malware
A recent malware campaign used a VBA macro in a Word document to download and execute a 64-bit Rust binary. This binary employs fileless injection tec… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/clr-hosting-used-by-agenttesla/
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Announcing two new LMS libraries
By Will Song The Trail of Bits cryptography team is pleased to announce the open-sourcing of our pure Rust and Go implementations of Leighton-Micali H… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/04/announcing-two-new-lms-libraries/
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Popular Rust Crate liblzma-sys Compromised with XZ Utils Backdoor Files
Test files associated with the XZ Utils backdoor have made their way to a Rust crate known as liblzma-sys, new findings from Phylum reveal.liblzma-sys… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/04/popular-rust-crate-liblzma-sys.html
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Rust developers at Google are twice as productive as C++ teams
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/03/31/rust_google_c/
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Critical ‘BatBadBut’ Rust Vulnerability Exposes Windows Systems to Attacks
A critical security flaw in the Rust standard library could be exploited to target Windows users and stage command injection attacks.The vulnerability… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/04/critical-batbadbut-rust-vulnerability.html
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Critical Rust Flaw Poses Exploit Threat in Specific Windows Use Cases
Project behind the Rust programming language asserted that any calls to a specific API would be made safe, even with unsafe inputs, but researchers fo… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/critical-rust-flaw-poses-exploit-threat-in-specific-windows-use-cases
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New ‘BatBadBut’ Rust Vulnerability Given Highest Severity Score
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/windows-batbadbut-rust/
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Command injection attacks likely with critical Rust vulnerability
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/command-injection-attacks-likely-with-critical-rust-vulnerability
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Rust rustles up fix for 10/10 critical command injection bug on Windows
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/04/10/rust_critical_vulnerability_windows/
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OSS leaders detail commitments to bolster software security
CISA has announced a number of actions to help secure the global open source ecosystem, as leading package repositories including the Python and Rust … First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366572795/OSS-leaders-detail-commitments-to-bolster-software-security