It’s been ten years since we started this thing, and what a long way we’ve come. From a discussion between myself and Mike Little about forking our favorite blogging software, to powering 18% of the web. It’s been a crazy, exciting, journey, and one that won’t stop any time soon. At ten years, it’s fun […]
Archive for May, 2013
Debian: 2695-1: chromium-browser: several issues
(May 29) Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser. Multiple use-after-free, out-of-bounds read, memory safety, and cross-site scripting issues were discovered and corrected. [More…]
Ubuntu: 1847-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
(May 30) The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator ifit received specially crafted network traffic.
Ubuntu: 1849-1: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerability
(May 31) The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator ifit received specially crafted network traffic.
Red Hat: 2013:0882-01: kernel: Important Advisory
(May 30) Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having [More…]
Red Hat: 2013:0884-01: libtirpc: Moderate Advisory
(May 30) Updated libtirpc packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate [More…]
Debian: 2696-1: otrs2: privilege escalation
(May 29) A vulnerability has been discovered in the Open Ticket Request System, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose potentially sensitive information. An attacker with a valid agent login could manipulate URLs in the ticket [More…]
Debian: 2697-1: gnutls26: out-of-bounds array read
(May 29) It was discovered that a malicious client could crash a GNUTLS server and vice versa, by sending TLS records encrypted with a block cipher which contain invalid padding. [More…]
(May 29) GnuTLS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted networktraffic.
Ubuntu: 1838-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
(May 30) Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Red Hat: 2013:0868-01: haproxy: Moderate Advisory
(May 28) An updated haproxy package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate [More…]
Red Hat: 2013:0869-01: tomcat6: Important Advisory
(May 28) Updated tomcat6 packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having [More…]
Debian: 2675-2: libxvmc: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 24) A regression was discovered in the security update for libxvmc, causing segfaults with some applications. Updated packages are available to address this problem. For reference, the original advisory text follows. [More…]
Debian: 2694-1: spip: privilege escalation
(May 26) A privilege escalation vulnerability has been found in SPIP, a website engine for publishing, which allows anyone to take control of the website. [More…]
Debian: 2693-1: libx11: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 24) Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input [More…]
All around the globe today, people are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the first WordPress release, affectionately known as #wp10. Watching the feed of photos, tweets, and posts from Auckland to Zambia is incredible; from first-time bloggers to successful WordPress-based business owners, people are coming out in droves to raise a glass and share the […]
Debian: 2689-1: libxtst: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 23) Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input [More…]
Debian: 2676-1: libxfixes: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 23) Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input [More…]
The following bug has been fixed:
[-] (Unix only) Backup process fails with error “mysqldump: Got errno 32 on write” after MU#52 (136700)
Debian: 2675-1: libxvmc: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 23) Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input [More…]
Ubuntu: 1833-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
(May 24) Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Debian: 2674-1: libxv: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 23) Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input [More…]
Debian: 2690-1: libxxf86dga: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 23) Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input [More…]
Debian: 2673-1: libdmx: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 23) Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input [More…]
Ubuntu: 1835-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
(May 24) Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Ubuntu: 1836-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
(May 24) Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Debian: 2691-1: libxinerama: Multiple vulnerabilities
(May 23) Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input [More…]
Ubuntu: 1834-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
(May 24) Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Ubuntu: 1837-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
(May 24) Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Red Hat: 2013:0855-01: java-1.5.0-ibm: Important Advisory
(May 22) Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having [More…]