Microsoft to bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass customers

2017-10-03 KENNETH 0

Microsoft to bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass customers With the continued advancement of music streaming today, all the world’s music has become easily accessible across a variety of devices, unlocking new ways to discover and experience music. As we continue to listen to what our customers want in their music experience we know that access to the best streaming service, the largest catalog of music, and a variety of subscriptions is top of the list. Which is why we’re excited to announce that we’re expanding our partnership with Spotify to bring the world’s largest music streaming service to our Groove Music Pass customers. Beginning this week*, Groove Music Pass customers can easily move all their curated playlists and collections directly into Spotify. Plus, you may be eligible for a 60-day free trial of Spotify Premium.** We will continue to [ more… ]

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USN-3434-1: Libidn vulnerability

2017-10-03 KENNETH 0

USN-3434-1: Libidn vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3434-1 2nd October, 2017 libidn vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Libidn could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted input. Software description libidn – implementation of IETF IDN specifications Details It was discovered that Libidn incorrectly handled decoding certain digits.A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Libidn to crash, resultingin a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: libidn11 1.33-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libidn11 1.32-3ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libidn11 1.28-1ubuntu2.2 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 [ more… ]

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USN-3433-1: poppler vulnerabilities

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USN-3433-1: poppler vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3433-1 2nd October, 2017 poppler vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary poppler could be made to crash if opened a specially crafted file. Software description poppler – PDF rendering library Details It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files.If a user or automated system were tricked into opening acrafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial service.This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.04. (CVE-2017-14517) It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files.If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file,an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-14519) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: libpoppler64 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.2 poppler-utils 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 16.04 [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Export your Minecraft creations to Remix3D.com

2017-10-03 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 Tip: Export your Minecraft creations to Remix3D.com The Minecraft Team recently released the Better Together Update, designed to unify the console, mobile and Windows 10 PC versions of the game under one single Minecraft, which includes cross-platform play, infinite worlds, the community Marketplace and servers. And for Windows 10 PC players, integration with Paint 3D and Remix3D.com makes it easy to export and share 3D creations and inspire others. Today, we’re going to show you how to get started creating your very own 3D content in Windows! Start by opening a new creative world, or an existing creative world. If you are not using a creative world, you will need to enter creative mode by opening the in-game menu, enabling cheats, and changing your Personal game mode to “Creative”. This will allow you to use cheats, which are [ more… ]

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USN-3431-1: NSS vulnerability

2017-10-03 KENNETH 0

USN-3431-1: NSS vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3431-1 2nd October, 2017 nss vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary NSS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software description nss – Network Security Service library Details Martin Thomson discovered that NSS incorrectly generated handshake hashes.A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting ina denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart any applicationsthat use NSS, such [ more… ]