InfoSecBulletin Cybersecurity for mankind
CrowdStrike has issued a security advisory for a serious TLS vulnerability, CVE-2025-1146, in its Falcon Sensor for Linux, Falcon Kubernetes Admission Controller, and Falcon Container Sensor. This vulnerability could enable man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks.
CrowdStrike secures communications from the Falcon sensor to its cloud using standard TLS. However, a validation error in the TLS connection could let attackers intercept and modify traffic between them.
AWS Key Hunter
Test this free automated tool to hunt for exposed AWS secrets
Check Point Flaw Used to Deploy ShadowPad and Ransomware
CVE-2024-12284
Citrix Issues Security Update for NetScaler Console
CISA and FBI ALERT
Ghost ransomware to breach organizations in 70 countries
Hacker chains multiple vulns to attack Palo Alto Firewall
150 Gov.t Portal affected
Black-Hat SEO Poisoning Indian “.gov.in, .ac.in” domain
CVE-2018-19410 Exposes 600 PRTG Instances in Bangladesh
Builder claims Rs 150 cr for data loss; AWS faces FIR In Bengaluru
CISA Warns Active Exploitation of Apple iOS Security Flaw
Massive IoT Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records
All Falcon Sensor versions for Linux, Falcon Kubernetes Admission Controller, and Falcon Container Sensor before version 7.21, except hotfix versions, are affected. However, Windows and Mac sensors are not impacted by this vulnerability.
CrowdStrike rated this vulnerability as 8.1 (HIGH) on the CVSS scale. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, but users are strongly advised to update their software to reduce potential risks.
CrowdStrike has issued a security fix for all Falcon sensor versions for Linux, Falcon Kubernetes Admission Controller, and Falcon Container Sensor from 7.06 and above. Users are advised to update to version 7.21 or later promptly. Hotfixes for both supported and unsupported versions can be found in the Falcon console and applied through sensor update policies or direct downloads.
Organizations may be concerned about performance issues from the security update, but CrowdStrike has assured that the patch does not affect sensor performance.
Users should prioritize updating their Falcon Sensor for Linux and related components to safeguard their systems.
