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USN-3205-1: tcpdump vulnerabilities

2017-02-22 KENNETH 0

USN-3205-1: tcpdump vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3205-1 21st February, 2017 tcpdump vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary tcpdump could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software description tcpdump – command-line network traffic analyzer Details It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain packets. Aremote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resultingin a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the tcpdumpAppArmor profile. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: tcpdump 4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: tcpdump 4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: tcpdump 4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: tcpdump 4.9.0-1ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1 To update your [ more… ]

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Halo Wars 2 launches worldwide on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One

2017-02-22 KENNETH 0

Halo Wars 2 launches worldwide on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One On behalf of the Strategy Games team inside 343 Industries, we’re incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work on Halo Wars 2 and for the patience of fans who waited so long to get their “ALL UNITS” on again. We want to thank our partners at Creative Assembly for their deep respect to the Halo universe and for challenging us to expand on that universe. We also couldn’t have done this without Blur Studios and their ability to see Halo even more clearly than we did at times. And we have to pay respects to the foundation laid by everyone from Ensemble Studios when they made that great first transition of both Halo and consoles to real-time strategy gaming. We’re excited to start playing the game with you [ more… ]

NAAEE partners with Microsoft Edge to deliver a compelling storytelling platform

2017-02-22 KENNETH 0

NAAEE partners with Microsoft Edge to deliver a compelling storytelling platform The North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE) has worked for over four decades to promote excellence in environmental education throughout North America and the world. Its mission is to accelerate environmental literacy and civic engagement through the power of environmental education. The NAAEE relies on the web as their primary channel to reach new audiences to tell the stories of their work. NAAEE’s mission inspired the Microsoft Edge team to create a digital storytelling platform for NAAEE and for the people who build and teach environmental education – to share their stories of impact. Through our partnership, we discovered that the NAAEE needed a better storytelling canvas to reach their audience: a site for other environmental enthusiasts to read the stories of the people who have pioneered new [ more… ]

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MS17-005 – Critical: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (4010250) – Version: 1.0

2017-02-22 KENNETH 0

MS17-005 – Critical: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (4010250) – Version: 1.0 Severity Rating: CriticalRevision Note: V1.0 (February 21, 2017): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player when installed on all supported editions of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10. Source: MS17-005 – Critical: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (4010250) – Version: 1.0