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USN-3276-1: shadow vulnerabilities

2017-05-05 KENNETH 0

USN-3276-1: shadow vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3276-1 5th May, 2017 shadow 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 su could be made to crash or stop programs as an administrator. Software description shadow – system login tools Details Sebastian Krahmer discovered integer overflows in shadow utilities.A local attacker could possibly cause them to crash or potentiallygain privileges via crafted input. (CVE-2016-6252) Tobias Stöckmann discovered a race condition in su. A localattacker could cause su to send SIGKILL to other processes withroot privileges. (CVE-2017-2616) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: passwd 1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.17.04.1 login 1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.17.04.1 uidmap 1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.17.04.1 Ubuntu 16.10: passwd 1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.16.10.1 login 1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.16.10.1 uidmap 1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: passwd 1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2 login 1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2 uidmap 1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2 [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16188 for PC + Build 15210 for Mobile

2017-05-05 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16188 for PC + Build 15210 for Mobile Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16188 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. We are also releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15210 to Insiders in the Fast ring. NOTE: This build is not yet available for Windows Insiders on Windows 10 Enterprise Insider Preview builds in these languages: AR-SA, DA-DK, EN-GB, ES-MX, FI-FI, FR-CA, NB-NO, and TH-TH. What’ New in Build 16188 For PC Awesome new features in Microsoft Edge’s PDF Reader: In addition to addressing a lot of Insider feedback on PDF functionality in Microsoft Edge, this build is also packed with a bunch of new features for reading PDFs in Microsoft Edge that we want you to check out. Here [ more… ]

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Improvements for Enterprises in Microsoft Edge on the Windows 10 Creators Update

2017-05-05 KENNETH 0

Improvements for Enterprises in Microsoft Edge on the Windows 10 Creators Update Last month, we began rolling out the Windows 10 Creators Update (Windows 10 version 1703) to over 400 million customers around the world. The Creators Update upgrades Microsoft Edge to EdgeHTML 15, including a number of performance, security, and compatibility improvements. In this post, we’ll share a bit more detail on how the Windows 10 Creators Update makes Microsoft Edge better than ever for Enterprise customers and IT Professionals. Management Improvements In Windows 10 version 1703, we’ve added new policies that support key management scenarios, enabled by Mobile Device Management (MDM), Microsoft Intune, and Group Policy. In particular, we’ve focused on missing policies that were requested in your feedback. You can find the full list of new policies for Microsoft Edge in the Available Policies topic on TechNet. [ more… ]

Celebrate Star Wars Day today with deals in the Windows Store

2017-05-05 KENNETH 0

Celebrate Star Wars Day today with deals in the Windows Store MOVIES* Are the original Star Wars films already in your collection? If not, get the Digital Six Film Collection, on sale now for $74.99 (that’s 17% off), and go from the beginning to the end as many times as you want. Or build your collection film by film, with first 6 films on sale for $13.99 each (30% off), from Star Wars: A New Hope to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Don’t forget the latest Star Wars installments, also available to buy in the Windows Store – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. MUSIC** A lot of what gets your heart pounding in a Star Wars film is the music, and we’ve brought together the hit soundtracks, too. Star Wars: The Force [ more… ]

National Small Business Week: 8 Windows 10 PCs great for small businesses

2017-05-05 KENNETH 0

National Small Business Week: 8 Windows 10 PCs great for small businesses This week we recognize National Small Business Week; something that is near and dear to my heart. As someone who worked in a small business myself, I firmly believe that small businesses are the backbone of our global economy and key innovation drivers in the tech industry and beyond. In today’s mobile-first, cloud-first world Microsoft is committed to providing devices and services that help these businesses expand their reach to better serve customers from all over the world. The needs of small business customers are always top-of-mind for Microsoft as we work with our device partners to bring innovative new Windows 10 PCs to market. We talk extensively with small business owners about what they are looking for when purchasing new PCs, and although there are a diverse [ more… ]