Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
SANS Stormcast Wednesday, June 24th, 2026: Patching vs. Configurations Updates; libssh2 and ffmpeg vuln;
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My Next Class
Click HERE to learn more about classes Johannes is teaching for SANS
CVE-2024-40766: The Patch Fixed the Bug. Nobody Fixed the Configuration.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/CVE-2024-40766%3A%20The%20Patch%20Fixed%20the%20Bug.%20Nobody%20Fixed%20the%20Configuration./33094
libssh2 - Out-of-Bounds Write via Unchecked packet_length in transport.c
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-out-of-bounds-write-via-unchecked-packet-length-in-transport-c
PixelSmash – Critical FFmpeg Vulnerability Turns Media Files into Weapons
https://jfrog.com/blog/pixelsmash-critical-ffmpeg-vulnerability-turns-media-files-into-weapons/
My Upcoming Classes
https://www.sans.org/profiles/dr-johannes-ullrich
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Online | Arabian Standard Time | Jun 27th - Jul 2nd 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Riyadh | Jun 27th - Jul 2nd 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Washington | Jul 13th - Jul 18th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Online | British Summer Time | Jul 27th - Aug 1st 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Las Vegas | Sep 21st - Sep 25th 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Amsterdam | Nov 9th - Nov 14th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Washington | Dec 14th - Dec 18th 2026 |





