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USN-3941-1: Lua vulnerability

2019-04-09 KENNETH 0

USN-3941-1: Lua vulnerability lua5.3 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Lua could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted script. Software Description lua5.3 – Simple, extensible, embeddable programming language Details Fady Othman discovered that Lua incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 lua5.3 – 5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS lua5.3 – 5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS lua5.3 – 5.3.1-1ubuntu2.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2019-6706 Source: USN-3941-1: Lua vulnerability

Windows 10 Tip: Snip & Sketch

2019-04-09 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 Tip: Snip & Sketch Did you know easy snipping is just a single step away, thanks to the Windows 10 October 2018 Update?   Since it’s available in the Microsoft Store, Snip & Sketch (originally introduced as part of the Windows Ink Workspace under the name “Screen Sketch”) can update faster and more frequently. It’s already had four app updates with new features since it was introduced in the fall.  Unlike Screen Sketch, the Snip & Sketch app will show up on the taskbar and in the task switcher (Alt+tab), which makes it much easier to multi-task. You can also set the window size, and it even supports multiple windows.  To quickly snip and share a screenshot, press the Windows key + Shift + S to bring up a snipping toolbar – use it to snip a rectangle, something a bit more freeform, or full screen and it will go straight to your clipboard. If that’s all [ more… ]

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Microsoft Edge preview builds: The next step in our OSS journey

2019-04-09 KENNETH 0

Microsoft Edge preview builds: The next step in our OSS journey In December, we announced our intention to adopt the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop. Our goal is to work with the larger Chromium open source community to create better web compatibility for our customers and less fragmentation of the web for all web developers. Today we’re embarking on the next step in this journey – our first Canary and Developer builds are ready for download on Windows 10 PCs. Canary builds are preview builds that will be updated daily, while Developer builds are preview builds that will be updated weekly. Beta builds will come online in the future. Support for Mac and all supported versions of Windows will also come over time. In these first builds we are very much focused [ more… ]

What to expect in the new Microsoft Edge Insider Channels

2019-04-09 KENNETH 0

What to expect in the new Microsoft Edge Insider Channels Today we are shipping the first Dev and Canary channel builds of the next version of Microsoft Edge, based on the Chromium open-source project. We’re excited to be sharing this work at such an early stage in our development process. We invite you to try out the preview today on your devices, and we look forward to working together with the Microsoft Edge Insider community to make browsing the best experience possible for everyone. In this post, we’ll walk you through how the new release channels work, and share a closer look at our early work in the Chromium open source project, as well as what’s coming next. Introducing the Microsoft Edge Insider Channels The new Microsoft Edge builds are available through preview channels that we call “Microsoft Edge Insider [ more… ]

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USN-3940-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities

2019-04-09 KENNETH 0

USN-3940-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities clamav vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV. Software Description clamav – Anti-virus utility for Unix Details USN-3940-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain PDF documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-1787) It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain OLE2 files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-1788) It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain PE files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue [ more… ]