Cisco bundles fixes for multiple vulnerabilities, some critical, into one patch

Cisco is looking to get ahead of attackers with a new set of more than a half-dozen fixes, some of them critical, for its IOS XR Linux-based network operating system (OS). As part of its regular testing, Cisco’s software engineering team flagged “multiple internally-discovered vulnerabilities ,” the company said. These flaws could allow attackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) and gain root access on a router, thereby allowing them to intercept traffic.