MDVA-2008:090 : nautilus

A regression was introduced in the Mandriva Linux GNOME package while fixing CD-ROM drives ejecting when using the hardware button when the CD-ROM drive was present in the system fstab. This regression caused an error popup to appear when using the eject hardware button on CD-ROM drives not prese...

MDVA-2008:099 : swi-prolog

The package included with Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring for swi-prolog could not be installed due to an incorrect dependency. This updated package removes the incorrect dependency and can be installed as normal. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch...

MDVA-2008:064 : draksnapshot

This update fixes a few issues in draksnapshot. It prevents the applet from crashing if DBUS is not accessible bug 40031. The applet will also now ignore the root disc, if it's USB. The configurator will now prevent to recursively backup the backup directory bug 39801. Last but not least, it will...

MDVA-2008:069 : initscripts

The bootsplash text messages were not correctly appearing at startup bug 38882. The /dev/fb0 device was missing in early boot and bootsplash initialization was complaining about it bug 38338. The shutdown process of network services could be troublesome, because resolvconf would be stopped too...

MDVA-2009:027 : kernel

Some problems were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel: Support was added for Intel 82567LM-3/82567LF-3/82567LM-4 network adapters, a bug in sunrpc causing oops when restarting nfsd was fixed, a bug in Walkman devices was workarounded, the sound drivers got some fixes, and a few more...

MDVA-2008:101 : evince

Evince was not properly handling multi-page TIFF files and was crashing under specific conditions when requesting printing. This package update fixes those issues and includes additional translations from the GNOME 2.22.2 release. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated a...

MDVA-2008:180 : cracklib

The cracklib library package was incorrectly providing the development package, which was preventing the compilation of anything relying on cracklib-devel. This update fixes the incorrect Provides. It also corrects an issue when /usr is a separate partition the fails to mount at start, logging in...

MDVA-2008:091-1 : gnome-applets

The clock applet in GNOME could crash when using some specific locations or when using updated timezone data. The Recent Documents menu was not always able to start the right application for a specific document. Update: The previous gnome-applets package on x8664 was improperly built and included...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php (MDVSA-2009:045)

A number of vulnerabilities have been found and corrected in PHP : improve mbflfiltconvhtmldecflush error handling in ext/mbstring/libmbfl/filters/mbfilterhtmlent.c CVE-2008-5557. Additionally on Mandriva Linux 2009.0 and up the php-mbstring module is linked against a separate shared libmbfl...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pidgin (MDVSA-2008:143)

An integer overflow flaw was found in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler that could allow for the execution of arbitrary code if a user received a malicious MSN message CVE-2008-2927. In addition, this update provides the ability to use ICQ networks again on Mandriva Linux 2008.0, as in MDVA-2008:103...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxml2 (MDVSA-2008:231)

Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security Team found two flaws in libxml2. The first is a denial of service flaw in libxml2's XML parser. If an application linked against libxml2 were to process certain malformed XML content, it cause the application to enter an infinite loop CVE-2008-4225. The seco...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : fetchmail (MDVSA-2008:117)

A flaw in fetchmail was discovered that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash and persistent mail failure via a malformed message with long headers. The crash only occured when fetchmail was called in '-v -v' mode CVE-2008-2711. The updated packages have been patched to...

MDVA-2009:023 : db46

Additional official patches have been released for db 4.6 after Mandriva release. They fix the following issues: - There was the possibility that the wrong number of mutexes would be allocated. This issue could cause applications with multiple cache regions to see undefined behavior in rare cases...

MDVA-2008:106-1 : openoffice.org-voikko

openoffice.org-voikko provides Finnish spellchecker and hyphenator component for OpenOffice.org. The package is being updated for the new OpenOffice.org version. Update: Due to a build error, the previous update for i586 architecture was built against the old OpenOffice.org. This update fixes tha...

MDVA-2008:051 : silc-toolkit

The silc libraries for Mandriva Linux 2008.1 contained an obsolete patch for a bug that was already fixed, preventing the libraries from connecting to the silc network. This update removes the obsolete patch, restoring correct functionality of the libraries. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This...

MDVA-2008:044 : giftrans

The giftrans package was using the wrong path to the color definition file and couldn't be used at all. This update uses the correct path. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a security fix. Disabled on 2012/09/06. C Tenable...

MDVA-2009:015 : openct

This update fixes issue with a non-LSB initscript of openct, which could cause init to switch to non LSB compat mode, and result in a loop between resolvconf and network bug 47299. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a security...

MDVA-2008:186 : evolution

Outgoing mails sent through the Evolution Exchange plugin were not always sent properly. Spell checking was not working properly when two different languages were enabled, causing all words to be detected as mistyped. Those bugs are fixed by this package updates, as well as massive performance...

MDVA-2008:175 : urpmi

Since version 6.14.9 Urpmi would spontaneously un-ignore any updated medias. This update fixes that regression. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a security fix. Disabled on 2012/09/06. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. This...

MDKA-2007:026 : krb5

The krb5 packages provided with Mandriva Linux 2007.1 had a compilation problem where the kerberos utilities were looking for modules in the wrong location. This update corrects the problem. %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently...