SANS Stormcast Monday, January 12th, 2026: PEB Manipulation; YARA Update; VideoLAND and Apache NimBLE Patches (#)

SANS Stormcast Monday, January 12th, 2026: PEB Manipulation; YARA Update; VideoLAND and Apache NimBLE Patches (#)

Author: Johannes B. Ullrich January 12, 2026 Duration: 6:17
SANS Stormcast Monday, January 12th, 2026: PEB Manipulation; YARA Update; VideoLAND and Apache NimBLE Patches Malicious Process Environment Block Manipulation The process environment block contains metadata about particular processes, but can be manipulated. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Malicious+Process+Environment+Block+Manipulation/32614/ YARA-X 1.11.0 Release: Hash Function Warnings The latest version of YARA will warn users if a hash rule attempts to match an invalid hash. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/YARA-X%201.11.0%20Release%3A%20Hash%20Function%20Warnings/32616 VideoLAN Security Bulletin VLC 3.0.22 CVE-2025-51602 VideoLAN fixed several vulnerabilities in its VLC software. https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3022.html Apache NimBLE Bluetooth vulnerabilities NimBLE is a Bluetooth stack popular in IoT devices. An update fixes some eavesdropping and pairing vulnerabilities. https://mynewt.apache.org/cve/ keywords: bluetooth; apache; nimble; videolan; yara; vlc

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