Announcing NGINX Plus Certified Modules

2017-04-05 KENNETH 0

Announcing NGINX Plus Certified Modules Today we are pleased to announce the availability of NGINX Plus Certified Modules. With certified modules you can add advanced functionality developed by NGINX partners into NGINX Plus through the dynamic module capability introduced in NGINX Plus R11. All certified modules meet our strict requirements for compatibility with NGINX Plus, and are tested and certified so you can deploy them with confidence that they’ll work well in your environment. Dynamic modules are an exciting enhancement for NGINX Plus users who want to get more out of their NGINX Plus deployments and for partners who want to deliver new functionality on the NGINX Plus application delivery platform. Modules reduce TCO by utilizing existing infrastructure rather than adding additional layers and proxies. Performance is also improved since a module uses a more efficient architecture and is deployed closer to the application. We envision a wide [ more… ]

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NGINX Named an “IDC Innovator” in Cloud-Native Application Delivery

2017-04-05 KENNETH 0

NGINX Named an “IDC Innovator” in Cloud-Native Application Delivery NGINX earns prestigious industry recognition as the cloud‑native ADC powering most of the world’s busiest websites and applications. We are proud to announce that NGINX, Inc. has been named an International Data Corporation (IDC) Innovator in cloud‑native application delivery controllers (ADCs). As an application delivery controller, NGINX Plus provides key functionality such as content caching and load balancing to improve application performance and scale. The IDC Innovators: Cloud‑Native Application Delivery Controllers, 2017 report (IDC #US42127817) recognizes NGINX, Inc. as a cloud‑native ADC vendor with innovate technology and a groundbreaking business model. “NGINX Plus is at the forefront of the industry trend towards microservices and dynamic application architectures,” said NGINX, Inc. CEO Gus Robertson. “We’re proud to be recognized as an innovator and leader in helping customers migrate to modern web application architectures. We pride ourselves on our [ more… ]

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USN-3256-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

2017-04-05 KENNETH 0

USN-3256-1: Linux kernel vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3256-1 4th April, 2017 linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability 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 The system could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software description linux – Linux kernel linux-aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems linux-gke – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems linux-raspi2 – Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 linux-snapdragon – Linux kernel for Snapdragon Processors linux-ti-omap4 – Linux kernel for OMAP4 Details Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linuxkernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attackercould use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system [ more… ]

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USN-3256-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

2017-04-05 KENNETH 0

USN-3256-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3256-2 4th April, 2017 linux-hwe, linux-lts-trusty, linux-lts-xenial vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary The system could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software description linux-hwe – Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel linux-lts-trusty – Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise linux-lts-xenial – Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty Details USN-3256-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.10. This update providesthe corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE)kernel for each of the respective prior Ubuntu LTS releases. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linuxkernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attackercould use this to cause a denial of [ more… ]

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RHSA-2017:0882-1: Moderate: v8 security update

2017-04-05 KENNETH 0

RHSA-2017:0882-1: Moderate: v8 security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. CVE-2016-1669 Source: RHSA-2017:0882-1: Moderate: v8 security update