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USN-3320-1: zziplib vulnerabilities

2017-06-16 KENNETH 0

USN-3320-1: zziplib vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3320-1 15th June, 2017 zziplib vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary zziplib could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software description zziplib – library providing read access on ZIP-archives Details Agostino Sarubbo discovered that zziplib incorrectly handled certainmalformed ZIP files. If a user or automated system were tricked intoopening a specially crafted ZIP file, a remote attacker could cause zziplibto crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrarycode. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: libzzip-0-13 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.17.04.1 Ubuntu 16.10: libzzip-0-13 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libzzip-0-13 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libzzip-0-13 0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1 To [ more… ]

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USN-3315-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

2017-06-15 KENNETH 0

USN-3315-1: Firefox vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3315-1 15th June, 2017 firefox vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Software description firefox – Mozilla Open Source web browser Details Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user weretricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker couldpotentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitializedmemory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar contents, orexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5470, CVE-2017-5471, CVE-2017-5472,CVE-2017-7749, CVE-2017-7750, CVE-2017-7751, CVE-2017-7752, CVE-2017-7754,CVE-2017-7756, CVE-2017-7757, CVE-2017-7758, CVE-2017-7762, CVE-2017-7764) Multiple security issues were discovered in the Graphite 2 library used byFirefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website,an attacker could [ more… ]

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MySQL 8.0: Kana-sensitive collation for Japanese

2017-06-15 KENNETH 0

MySQL 8.0: Kana-sensitive collation for Japanese In my previous post, I wrote about the new Japanese collation for utf8mb4 introduced in MySQL 8.0.1! This collation (utf8mb4_ja_0900_as_cs) implements accent / case sensitivity for Japanese as defined by CLDR 30. Today, I am writing about our new utf8mb4_ja_0900_as_cs_ks collation which includes support for kana sensitivity.… Source: MySQL 8.0: Kana-sensitive collation for Japanese

Surface Laptop and Surface Pro available today in markets around the world

2017-06-15 KENNETH 0

Surface Laptop and Surface Pro available today in markets around the world Today, we are excited to launch the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop and bring our full family of Surface products to more markets than ever before. When I look at the journey we have been on since we launched the first Surface nearly five years ago, I am amazed at how far the product family has come. With Surface Pro, we created a new category and challenged the status quo of the laptop. With every Surface release since we have continued to push the boundaries of existing categories – bringing more power, more pixels and more versatility to help people work how they want, where they want. From the professional that seeks inspiration out in the world and wants to capture it, to the student traveling from [ more… ]

Six things you need to know about Windows 10 S

2017-06-15 KENNETH 0

Six things you need to know about Windows 10 S Our mission with Windows is to build a platform that inspires creativity in each of us. This is the North Star that guides our team in all we do. With Windows, not only do we want to build a platform that inspires creativity in each of us – we also want customers to have choice around the best Windows for their needs. Back in May, we introduced a new set of educational products and services, including the introduction of Windows 10 S. Windows 10 S is the next step of our Windows journey by offering customers a familiar Windows 10 experience, streamlined for security and performance. By exclusively using apps from the Windows Store, Windows 10 S is ideal for students, educators, creators, and businesses alike who prefer longer battery [ more… ]