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LinuxSecurity.com: New upstream release fixing moderate security issue CVE-2017-7526.

How Active Intrusion Detection Can Seek and Block Attacks

LinuxSecurity.com: – CVE-2017-1000083: Evince command injection vulnerability in CBT handler (#1468488)

LinuxSecurity.com: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_2_1/expat/Changes

LinuxSecurity.com: – Update to 1.1.12 – Fix Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue with link.php (CVE-2017-10970) Release notes: https://www.cacti.net/release_notes.php?version=1.1.11 Release notes: https://www.cacti.net/release_notes.php?version=1.1.12

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: updated to 2.6.1 (security bugfix release)

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

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LinuxSecurity.com: An integer overflow has been found in the HTTP range module of Nginx, a high-performance web and reverse proxy server, which may result in information disclosure.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: Evince could be made run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

What is new in OpenSSH 7.4 (in RHEL 7.4)?
Hackers able to turbo-charge DJI drones way beyond what’s legal

LinuxSecurity.com: Updated to the latest version; Security fix for CVE-2017-10788

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 15 vulnerabilities and has 162 fixes An update that solves 15 vulnerabilities and has 162 fixes An update that solves 15 vulnerabilities and has 162 fixes is now available. is now available.

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LinuxSecurity.com: This update updates QtWebEngine to the 5.9.1 release, a security and bugfix release from the 5.9 branch. QtWebEngine 5.9.1 is part of the Qt 5.9.1 release, but only the QtWebEngine component is included in this update. The update fixes the following security issues in QtWebEngine 5.9.0: CVE-2017-5070, CVE-2017-5071, CVE-2017-5075, CVE-2017-5076, CVE-2017-5077, CVE-2017-5078,

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Linux Foundation launches Open Security Controller Project

LinuxSecurity.com: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_2_1/expat/Changes

LinuxSecurity.com: New stable upstream release, primarily includes security fixes for CVE-2017-10794, CVE-2017-10799, CVE-2017-10800 See also http://www.graphicsmagick.org/NEWS.html#july-4-2017

Desperately Seeking Security: 6 Skills Most In Demand

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LinuxSecurity.com: New libtirpc packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue.

LinuxSecurity.com: New rpcbind packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue.

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libcroco, the worst of which may have unspecified impacts.

LinuxSecurity.com: Two security issues have been discovered in the X.org X server, which may lead to privilege escalation or an information leak. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed

LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability in MAN DB allows local users to gain root privileges.

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LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability in Gajim might allow remote attackers to intercept encrypted communications.

LinuxSecurity.com: New irssi packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.

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LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability in RoundCube may allow authenticated users to bypass security restrictions.

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to new ISC supported version 9.9.10.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to new ISC supported version 9.9.10.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to latest upstream release in order to fix CVE-2017-9735

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LinuxSecurity.com: Update to latest upstream release in order to fix CVE-2017-9735

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to latest upstream release in order to fix CVE-2017-9735

LinuxSecurity.com: This is new version with security fixes for CVE-2017-9468, CVE-2017-9469.

LinuxSecurity.com: New stable upstream release, primarily includes security fixes for CVE-2017-10794, CVE-2017-10799, CVE-2017-10800 See also http://www.graphicsmagick.org/NEWS.html#july-4-2017

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to new ISC supported version 9.9.10-P2 including security fixes.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to annulen-branch of qt5-qtwebkit, which contains a lot of security fixes. Drop-in replacement for the old unmaintained qt5-qtwebkit

LinuxSecurity.com: Update to new ISC supported version 9.9.10-P2 including security fixes.

Black Hat Survey: Security Pros Expect Major Breaches in Next Two Years

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has 14 fixes An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has 14 fixes An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has 14 fixes is now available. is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: Clément Berthaux from Synaktiv discovered two vulnerabilities in BIND, a DNS server implementation. They allow an attacker to bypass TSIG authentication by sending crafted DNS packets to a server.

LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability has been found in GNOME applet for NetworkManager allowing local attackers to access the local filesystem.

LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability in feh might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability in phpMyAdmin might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication.

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in JasPer, the worst of which could could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in virglrenderer, the worst of which could allow local guest OS users to cause a Denial of Service condition. [More…]

Cloud computing security: This is where you’ll be spending the money
How to Achieve an Optimal Security Posture

LinuxSecurity.com: poppler could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. errata is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 17 vulnerabilities and has one errata An update that solves 17 vulnerabilities and has one errata An update that solves 17 vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. is now available.

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security update

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the libtiff library and the included tools, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.

LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that jabberd2, a Jabber instant messenger server, allowed anonymous SASL connections, even if disabled in the configuration.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 16 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 16 vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves 16 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available. is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update back to ISC supported version. Security fix for CVE-2017-3143, CVE-2017-3142, CVE-2017-3140 —- Update to 10.1.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update back to ISC supported version. Security fix for CVE-2017-3143, CVE-2017-3142, CVE-2017-3140 —- Update to 10.1.

LinuxSecurity.com: Update back to ISC supported version. Security fix for CVE-2017-3143, CVE-2017-3142, CVE-2017-3140 —- Update to 10.1.

LinuxSecurity.com: **Horde_Image 2.5.1** * [mjr] SECURITY: Fix more potential places for command injections. —- **Horde_Image 2.5.0** * [mjr] **SECURITY**: Prevent DOS attack by preventing an infinite loop in certain conditions (CVE-2017-9773, reported by Fariskhi Vidyan). * [mjr] **SECURITY**: Prevent RCE attacks by properly sanitizing shell arguments (CVE-2017-9774, reported by Fariskhi

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2017-9604

LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2016-7968

LinuxSecurity.com: CVE-2017-9604 kmail: Send Later with Delay bypasses OpenPGP

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 23 vulnerabilities and has four fixes An update that solves 23 vulnerabilities and has four fixes An update that solves 23 vulnerabilities and has four fixes is now available. is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com: An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has 12 fixes is An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has 12 fixes is An update that solves 6 vulnerabilities and has 12 fixes is now available. now available.

GnuPG crypto library cracked, look for patches
Tor Browser 7.0.2 is released

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in IcedTea, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

A Man-in-the-Middle Attack against a Password Reset System
HTTPS Certificate Revocation is broken, and it’s time for some new tools
With a single wiretap order, US authorities listened in on 3.3 million phone calls

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: * [7.56](https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/releases/7.56) * [SA- CORE-2017-003](https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2017-003)

LinuxSecurity.com: New upstream release fixing moderate security issue CVE-2017-7526.

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

LinuxSecurity.com: globus-ftp-client * Adapt to Perl 5.26 – POSIX::tmpnam() no longer available * Remove some redundant tests to reduce test time globus-gass-cache-program * GT6 update globus-gass-copy * Don’t attempt sshftp data protection without creds (9.24) * Checksum verification based on contribution from IBM (9.24) * Fix uninitialized field related crash (9.25) * Remove checksum data […]

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