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The Month in WordPress: December 2020

2021-01-05 KENNETH 0

The Month in WordPress: December 2020 We bid goodbye to 2020 in style with the release of WordPress 5.6 and the launch of Learn WordPress. But these weren’t the only exciting updates from WordPress in December. Read on to learn more! WordPress 5.6 is here The latest major WordPress release, version 5.6 “Simone”, came out on December 8. The release ships with a new default theme called Twenty Twenty One. It offers a host of features, including: Greater layout flexibility More block patterns Video captioning support Auto-updates Beta-compatibility for PHP 8.0 Application password support for the REST API Updates to jQuery In addition, WordPress 5.6 is now available in 55 languages. You can find more information about the release in the field guide, and you can update to the latest version directly from your WordPress dashboard or by downloading it [ more… ]

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Bring in the new year with Bloom, the latest free map in the Minecraft Marketplace

2021-01-05 KENNETH 0

Bring in the new year with Bloom, the latest free map in the Minecraft Marketplace Dig through the soil, discover new mysterious plants and take naps in the woods with the latest Bedrock map, Bloom, now available for free in the Minecraft Marketplace as part of Minecraft’s continuing Community Celebration. “Bloom is a world full of flowers and plants that you have complete control of. We were really inspired by the existing plants in Minecraft, the idea of growing, and we wanted to expand on that and see where we can take it,” says John Newell, whose studio, Gamemode One, makes DLC games, experiences, mods and add-ons for Minecraft. Another bonus, from now until Jan. 13, everybody gets a complimentary week when they subscribe to Java Realms. Get all the details on Bloom and more on Minecraft.net. Source: Bring in the new year [ more… ]

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USN-4674-2: Dovecot vulnerability

2021-01-05 KENNETH 0

USN-4674-2: Dovecot vulnerability USN-4674-1 fixed a vulnerability in Dovecot. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Innokentii Sennovskiy discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled MIME parsing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-25275) Source: USN-4674-2: Dovecot vulnerability

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USN-4674-1: Dovecot vulnerabilities

2021-01-04 KENNETH 0

USN-4674-1: Dovecot vulnerabilities It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain imap hibernation commands. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to access other users’ email. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-24386) Innokentii Sennovskiy discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled MIME parsing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-25275) Source: USN-4674-1: Dovecot vulnerabilities

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USN-4668-3: python-apt regression

2021-01-04 KENNETH 0

USN-4668-3: python-apt regression USN-4668-1 fixed vulnerabilities in python-apt. The update caused a regression when using certain APIs with a file handle. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. Source: USN-4668-3: python-apt regression