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RHBA-2017:3385-1: kernel bug fix update

2017-12-06 KENNETH 0

RHBA-2017:3385-1: kernel bug fix update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Updated kernel packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support. Source: RHBA-2017:3385-1: kernel bug fix update

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Introducing the Web Media Extension Package with OGG Vorbis and Theora support for Microsoft Edge

2017-12-06 KENNETH 0

Introducing the Web Media Extension Package with OGG Vorbis and Theora support for Microsoft Edge We’ve heard requests from many of our customers to support additional open-source formats in order to access a broader set of content on the web. To address this, ,we recently added support for the WebM container format and the VP9 and Opus codecs on supported hardware. Today, we’re excited to announce a new mechanism which will allow our customers to add more formats on demand and increase our agility to add new formats in the future: Media Extensions. Alongside this mechanism, we’re releasing the Web Media Extensions package to the Microsoft Store as a free Media Extension for Microsoft Edge. Media Extensions Media on the web has been evolving at a furious rate for the last few years. Adaptive video streaming is now common, providing [ more… ]

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USN-3504-2: libxml2 vulnerability

2017-12-06 KENNETH 0

USN-3504-2: libxml2 vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3504-2 5th December, 2017 libxml2 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary curl could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software description libxml2 – GNOME XML library Details USN-3504-1 fixed a vulnerability in libxml2. This update providesthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Wei Lei discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain parameter entities. An attacker could use this issue with specially constructed XML data to cause libxml2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.19 libxml2-utils 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.19 python-libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.19 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make [ more… ]

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USN-3504-1: libxml2 vulnerability

2017-12-05 KENNETH 0

USN-3504-1: libxml2 vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3504-1 5th December, 2017 libxml2 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.10 Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary libxml2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software description libxml2 – GNOME XML library Details Wei Lei discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain parameterentities. An attacker could use this issue with specially constructed XMLdata to cause libxml2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.10: libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-4ubuntu1.1 libxml2-utils 2.9.4+dfsg1-4ubuntu1.1 python-libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-4ubuntu1.1 python3-libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-4ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 17.04: libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2ubuntu0.2 libxml2-utils 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2ubuntu0.2 python-libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2ubuntu0.2 python3-libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libxml2 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.4 libxml2-utils 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.4 python-libxml2 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.11 libxml2-utils 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.11 python-libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.11 [ more… ]

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RHSA-2017:3384-1: Moderate: liblouis security update

2017-12-05 KENNETH 0

RHSA-2017:3384-1: Moderate: liblouis security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for liblouis is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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-2017-15101 Source: RHSA-2017:3384-1: Moderate: liblouis security update