Computex 2017: Samsung introduces the new Notebook 9 Pro powered by Windows 10

2017-05-31 KENNETH 0

Computex 2017: Samsung introduces the new Notebook 9 Pro powered by Windows 10 Available in both 13.3-inch and 15-inch, this powerful and versatile PC offers an embedded S Pen, a 360-degree touchscreen display, fast charging capabilities, an exceptional digital canvas for writing and drawing with Windows Ink, and the option to login quickly and securely with facial recognition using Windows Hello. Built-in S Pen The Notebook 9 Pro has a built-in S Pen to allow for a precise and natural experience. With a 0.7mm tip, it can detect more than 4,000 levels of pressure. The S Pen, combined with the touchscreen, allows you to draw in the Photos app or add notes to your map with Windows Ink, or highlight and markup webpages in Microsoft Edge, Immersive display With a 360-degree touchscreen display, this PC has incredible viewing angles and can be rotated to [ more… ]

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MySQL 8.0: Retiring Support for the Query Cache

2017-05-31 KENNETH 0

MySQL 8.0: Retiring Support for the Query Cache As Rene wrote on the ProxySQL blog yesterday: Although MySQL Query Cache was meant to improve performance, it has serious scalability issues and it can easily become a severe bottleneck. This is indeed something we have observed in the MySQL team for a while.… Source: MySQL 8.0: Retiring Support for the Query Cache

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USN-3301-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities

2017-05-30 KENNETH 0

USN-3301-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3301-1 30th May, 2017 strongswan vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary strongSwan could be made to crash or hang if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software description strongswan – IPsec VPN solution Details It was discovered that the strongSwan gmp plugin incorrectly validated RSApublic keys. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan tocrash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9022) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly parsed ASN.1 CHOICE types. Aremote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to hang, resultingin a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9023) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: libstrongswan 5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1 strongswan 5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 16.10: strongswan 5.3.5-1ubuntu4.3 [ more… ]

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USN-3302-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

2017-05-30 KENNETH 0

USN-3302-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3302-1 30th May, 2017 imagemagick vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick. Software description imagemagick – Image manipulation programs and library Details It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformedimage files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were trickedinto opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this tocause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges ofthe user invoking the program. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: libmagick++-6.q16-7 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1 imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1 imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1 libmagickcore-6.q16-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1 libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.10: libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.6 libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.6 imagemagick 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.6 imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.6 libmagickcore-6.q16-2 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.6 Ubuntu 16.04 [ more… ]