Security

In this post I’ll exploit CVE-2022-1134, a type confusion in Chrome that I reported in March 2022, which allows remote code execution (RCE) in the renderer sandbox of Chrome by a single visit to a malicious site. I’ll also look at some past vulnerabilities of this type and some implementation details of inline cache in V8, the JavaScript engine of Chrome.

We’re excited to announce that the GitHub Advisory Database now includes curated security advisories on Erlang, Elixir, and more.

Expand the completeness of your dependency graph by using the dependency submission API, which will create more comprehensive alerts on supply chain vulnerabilities

In this post I’ll exploit CVE-2022-22057, a use-after-free in the Qualcomm gpu kernel driver, to gain root and disable SELinux from the untrusted app sandbox on a Samsung Z flip 3. I’ll look at various mitigations that are implemented on modern Android devices and how they affect the exploit.

To combat the prevalence of malware in the open source ecosystem, GitHub now publishes malware occurrences in the GitHub Advisory Database. These advisories power Dependabot alerts and remain forever free and usable by the community.

The Rust community can now discover, report, and prevent security vulnerabilities.

It was another record year for our Security Bug Bounty program. We’re excited to highlight some achievements we’ve made together with the bounty community from 2021!

We’re taking a look at some of the most common security vulnerabilities and detailing how developers can best protect themselves.

These days software is subject to an ever-changing threat landscape. Check out the many ways you can keep your projects secure on GitHub today.

Do you worry that a CVE will hurt the reputation of your project? In reality, CVEs are a tracking number, and nothing more. Here’s how we think of them at GitHub.

Introducing CodeQL packs to help you codify and share your knowledge of vulnerabilities.

Ensuring secure access to your source code is more important than ever. Git Credential Manager helps make that easy.

Learn how to build packages with SLSA 3 provenance using GitHub Actions.

The new dependency review action and API prevents the introduction of known supply chain vulnerabilities into your code.

We want to take away the pain and effort of keeping your code secure, so check out how Dependabot empowers developers to keep to their projects secure.