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Cisco Integrated Management Controller Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the API endpoints of Cisco Integrated Management Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass authorization and take actions on a vulnerable system without authorization.
The vulnerability is due to improper authorization checks on API endpoints. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an API endpoint. An exploit could allow the attacker to download files from or modify limited configuration options on the affected system.
There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-auth-zWkppJxL
Security Impact Rating: Medium
CVE: CVE-2020-26063
From Creativity to Exclusivity: The German Government's Bad Deal for Article 17
The implementation process of Article 17 (formerly Article 13) of the controversial Copyright Directive into national laws is in full swing, and it does not look good for users' rights and freedoms. Several EU states have failed to present balanced copyright implementation proposals, ignoring the concerns off EFF, other civil society organizations, and experts that only strong user safeguards can help preventing Article 17 from turning tech companies and online services operators into copyright police.
A glimpse of hope was presented by the German government in a recent discussion paper. While the draft proposal fails to prevent the use of upload filters to monitor all user uploads and assess them against the information provided by rightsholders, it showed creativity by giving users the option of pre-flagging uploads as "authorized" (online by default) and by setting out exceptions for everyday uses. Remedies against abusive removal requests by self-proclaimed rightsholders were another positive feature of the discussion draft.
Inflexible Rules in Favor of Press PublishersHowever, the recently adopted copyright implementation proposal by the German Federal Cabinet has abandoned the focus on user rights in favor of inflexible rules that only benefit press publishers. Instead of opting for broad and fair statutory authorization for non-commercial minor uses, the German government suggests trivial carve-outs for "uses presumably authorized by law," which are not supposed to be blocked automatically by online platforms. However, the criteria for such uses are narrow and out of touch with reality. For example, the limit for minor use of text is 160 characters.
By comparison, the maximum length of a tweet is 280 characters, which is barely enough substance for a proper quote. As those uses are only presumably authorized, they can still be disputed by rightsholders and blocked at a later stage if they infringe copyright. However, this did not prevent the German government from putting a price tag on such communication as service providers will have to pay the author an "appropriate remuneration." There are other problematic elements in the proposal, such as the plan to limit the use of parodies to uses that are "justified by the specific purpose"—so better be careful about being too playful.
The German Parliament Can Improve the BillIt's now up to the German Parliament to decide whether to be more interested in the concerns of press publishers or in the erosion of user rights and freedoms. EFF will continue to reach out to Members of Parliament to help them make the right decision.
Charlie Munger Renews Robinhood Criticism, Likens App to Racetrack Betting
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/charlie-munger-renews-robinhood-criticism-likens-app-to-racetrack-betting-11614284939
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276499
Points: 1
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CDC estimated a 1-year decline in life expectancy in 2020. That was wrong.
Article URL: https://www.statnews.com/2021/02/25/cdc-one-year-decline-life-expectancy-really-five-days/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276494
Points: 1
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Reclusive neutron star may have been found in famous supernova
Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-reclusive-neutron-star-famous-supernova.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276491
Points: 1
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SaaS giants Salesforce and Workday find 20% growth isn't good enough for market
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/26/salesforce_workday_fy21/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276483
Points: 1
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Integrating Rust and C++ in Firefox
Article URL: https://manishearth.github.io/blog/2021/02/22/integrating-rust-and-c-plus-plus-in-firefox/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276480
Points: 1
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Why France’s new 'repairability index’ is a big deal
Article URL: https://grist.org/climate/why-frances-new-repairability-index-is-a-big-deal/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276459
Points: 3
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Introduction to GitOps on Kubernetes with Flux v2
Article URL: https://blog.sldk.de/2021/02/introduction-to-gitops-on-kubernetes-with-flux-v2/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276450
Points: 1
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Const generics MVP hits beta
Article URL: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/02/26/const-generics-mvp-beta.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276449
Points: 3
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Rust: Const generics MVP hits beta
Article URL: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/02/26/const-generics-mvp-beta
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276444
Points: 1
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Malware Gangs Partner Up in Double-Punch Security Threat
‘Steve Jobs Stories’ on Clubhouse
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YRn41OnfPE
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276418
Points: 1
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How Korea Became a Forgotten War
Article URL: https://jacobinmag.com/2021/02/korea-forgotten-war-owen-miller-north-south/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26276408
Points: 3
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