RHEL 6 : mod_wsgi (RHSA-2014:0788)

An updated modwsgi package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are...

[slackware-security] samba

New samba packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/samba-4.1.9-i486-1slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and security issues, including a flaw in Samba's internal DNS...

Cisco Open Sources Experimental Small Domain Block Cipher

In cryptography, Block ciphers such as AES or DES are a symmetric key cipher operating on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks, and typically operate on large input data blocks i.e. 64 or more than 128, 256 bits. Block cipher encrypts Plain-text to Cipher-text by applying cryptographic key...

CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2014:0771)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: lynis-1.5.6-1.fc20

Lynis is an auditing and hardening tool for Unix/Linux and you might even c all it a compliance tool. It scans the system and installed software. Then it performs many individual security control checks. It determines the hardeni ng state of the machine, detects security issues and provides...

Symantec Web Gateway Security Issues

SUMMARY Symantec Web Gateway SWG 5.2 Appliance management console is susceptible to security issues. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized command execution on or access to the management console. There is also potential for unauthorized backend database manipulation. AFFECTED...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2960-1 (icedove - security update)

Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client: multiple memory safety errors and buffer overflows may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb2960.nasl 6724 2017-07-14...

Google Play Store Update Allows Apps to Silently Gain Control of Your Device

Google just made a huge change to the way application permissions work on Android devices which has left a potential door open to malicious app developers and hackers. Google narrows down Android's 145 permissions into 13 broad categories and groups app permissions into 'groups of related...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:0951-1)

The openSUSE 12.3 kernel was updated to fix a critical security issue, other security issues and several bugs. Security issues fixed: CVE-2013-2094: The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel used an incorrect integer data type, which allowed local users to gain...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2014:0678-1)

This Linux kernel security update fixes various security issues and bugs. The Linux Kernel was updated to fix various security issues and bugs. Main security issues fixed : A security issue in the tty layer that was fixed that could be used by local attackers for code execution CVE-2014-0196. Two...

openSUSE Security Update : seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2012:0007-1)

seamonkey version 2.6 fixes several security issues : dbg114-seamonkey-5574 newupdateinfo seamonkey-5574 MFSA 2011-53/CVE-2011-3660: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards dbg114-seamonkey-5574 newupdateinfo seamonkey-5574 MFSA 2011-54/CVE-2011-3661: Potentially exploitable crash in the YARR regular...

openSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (MozillaThunderbird-4070)

MozillaThunderbird was updated to version 3.1.8, fixing various security issues. Following security issues were fixed: MFSA 2011-01: Mozilla developers identified and fixed several memory safety bugs in the browser engine used in Firefox and other Mozilla-based products. Some of these bugs showed...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:0847-1)

The openSUSE 12.1 kernel was updated to fix a severe secrutiy issue and various bugs. Security issues fixed: CVE-2013-2094: The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel used an incorrect integer data type, which allowed local users to gain privileges via a crafted...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2012:1330-1)

This kernel update to 3.4.11 fixes various bugs and security issues. The changes up to 3.4.11 contain both security and bugfixes and are not explicitly listed here. Following security issues were fixed: CVE-2012-3520: Force passing credentials, otherwise local services could be fooled to assume...

openSUSE Security Update : bogofilter (openSUSE-SU-2012:1650-1)

This version upgrade of bogofilter fixed a heap corruption in the base 64 decoding routine as well as several other non-security issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from openSUSE Security Update...

openSUSE Security Update : opera (openSUSE-SU-2012:0247-1)

Opera was updated to release 11.61, fixing various bugs and security issues. http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1007/ http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1008/ and the changelog for 11.61 release at: http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1161/ %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:1221-1)

The openSUSE 11.3 kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues. Following security issues have been fixed: CVE-2011-1833: Added a kernel option to ensure ecryptfs is mounting only on paths belonging to the current ui, which would have allowed local attackers to potentially gain...

openSUSE Security Update : opera (openSUSE-SU-2012:0992-1)

Opera was updated to version 12.1, fixing various bugs and security issues. http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1201/ Fixes and Stability Enhancements since Opera 12.00 General and User Interface Several general fixes and stability improvements Website thumbnail memory usage improvements...

openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2011:1243-1)

MozillaFirefox was updated to version 8 bnc728520 to fix the following security issues : dbg114-MozillaFirefox-5399 MozillaFirefox-5399 newupdateinfo MFSA 2011-47/CVE-2011-3648 bmo690225 Potential XSS against sites using Shift-JIS dbg114-MozillaFirefox-5399 MozillaFirefox-5399 newupdateinfo MFSA...

openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-3688)

Mozilla Firefox was updated to update 3.6.13 fixing several security issues. MFSA 2010-74: Mozilla developers identified and fixed several memory safety bugs in the browser engine used in Firefox and other Mozilla-based products. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption under certa...