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USN-3477-3: Firefox regressions

2017-12-02 KENNETH 0

USN-3477-3: Firefox regressions Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3477-3 1st December, 2017 firefox regressions 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 USN-3477-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox. Software description firefox – Mozilla Open Source web browser Details USN-3477-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced variousminor regressions. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CSP protections, bypass mixed content blocking, spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7827, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830, CVE-2017-7831, CVE-2017-7832, CVE-2017-7833, CVE-2017-7834, CVE-2017-7835, CVE-2017-7837, CVE-2017-7838, CVE-2017-7842) [ more… ]

Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17046 now available

2017-12-02 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17046 now available Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 17046 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17046 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from developer section on Windows Insider. For feedback and updates to the known issues, please see the developer forum. For new developer feature requests, head over to our Windows Platform UserVoice. Things to note: This build works in conjunction with previously released SDKs and Visual Studio 2017. You can install this SDK and still also continue to submit your apps that target Windows 10 Creators build or earlier to the store. The Windows SDK will now formally only be supported by Visual Studio 2017 and greater. You can download the [ more… ]

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RHEA-2017:3371-1: container-storage-setup enhancement update

2017-12-02 KENNETH 0

RHEA-2017:3371-1: container-storage-setup enhancement update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An updated container-storage-setup package that adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Source: RHEA-2017:3371-1: container-storage-setup enhancement update

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USN-3490-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

2017-12-01 KENNETH 0

USN-3490-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3490-1 1st December, 2017 thunderbird vulnerabilities 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 Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird. Software description thunderbird – Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client Details Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user weretricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing-likecontext, an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass same-originrestrictions, cause a denial of service via application crash, or executearbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.10: thunderbird 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 Ubuntu 17.04: thunderbird 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. [ more… ]

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The Month in WordPress: November 2017

2017-12-01 KENNETH 0

The Month in WordPress: November 2017 The WordPress project recently released WordPress 4.9, “Tipton” — a new major release named in honor of musician and band leader Billy Tipton. Read on to find out more about this and other interesting news from around the WordPress world in November. WordPress 4.9 “Tipton” On November 16, WordPress 4.9 was released with new features for publishers and developers alike. Release highlights include design locking, scheduling, and previews in the Customizer, an even more secure and usable code editing experience, a new gallery widget, and text widget improvements. The follow up security and maintenance, v4.9.1, has now been released to tighten up the security of WordPress as a whole. To get involved in building WordPress Core, jump into the #core channel in the Making WordPress Slack group, and follow the Core team blog. Apply [ more… ]