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MySQL 8.0 Collations: The devil is in the details.

2017-03-29 KENNETH 0

MySQL 8.0 Collations: The devil is in the details. One of the challenges of language specific collations, is making sure they are accurate in the edge-cases of sometimes lesser-used language features. Since I am Norwegian, let me use the Danish collation (which is identical to Norwegian collation) as an example: Most Scandinavian people know that in Danish (and Norwegian), we have three extra letters: ‘Æ’, ‘Ø’ and ‘Å’ and they follow after ‘Z’ in that order.… Source: MySQL 8.0 Collations: The devil is in the details.

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USN-3246-1: Eject vulnerability

2017-03-28 KENNETH 0

USN-3246-1: Eject vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3246-1 27th March, 2017 eject vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Eject could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software description eject – ejects CDs and operates CD-Changers under Linux Details Ilja Van Sprundel discovered that dmcrypt-get-device incorrectly checked setuidand setgid return values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute codeas an administrator. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-9ubuntu0.1 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-2017-6964 Source: [ more… ]

Microsoft Store Services SDK launches support for interstitial banner ads

2017-03-28 KENNETH 0

Microsoft Store Services SDK launches support for interstitial banner ads We are excited to announce the launch of interstitial banner ads support in the Microsoft Store Services SDK. Interstitial banner ads have been one of the top Windows Dev Center feature requests since we introduced support for interstitial video ads. What are interstitial banner ads? Interstitial banner ads are a very popular way of monetizing apps and games because they offer much higher eCPMs than standard banner ads. They can earn up to 8-10 times more than standard banner ads for the following reasons: Full user attention: The full screen ads grab the full attention of users. Larger surface area: The increased real estate provides advertisers with more options to show content that attracts potential customers. User engagement: Interstitial ads require user action to move away from the ad and [ more… ]

AWS Summit 2017 – 국내 최대 클라우드 행사에 초대합니다!

2017-03-28 KENNETH 0

AWS Summit 2017 – 국내 최대 클라우드 행사에 초대합니다! 국내 최대 클라우드 업계 행사인 AWS Summit 2017가 오는 4월 19일부터 20일까지 삼성동 코엑스 D홀에서 ‘클라우드를 통한 비즈니스 재혁신’이라는 주제로 개최됩니다. 이번 행사는 클라우드가 제공하는 ‘슈퍼 파워’와 이를 통한 ‘비즈니스 혁신’에 대해 함께 공유하고 배우는 행사로, 간단한 등록을 통해 누구나 참석 가능합니다. 올해 3회째를 맞는 AWS Summit은 클라우드 컴퓨팅의 미래를 조망하는 기조연설을 시작으로, 산업별, 기술별 80여개의 심도 깊은 강연이 이틀에 걸쳐 진행됩니다. 이 밖에도 행사장 곳곳에 위치한 30여개의 다양한 파트너 전시 부스와 각종 부대 행사, 실습 교육 세션인 부트 캠프 등을 통해 총 5천명 이상의 인원이 참석할 것으로 예상합니다. ‘미래 비즈니스를 위한 재설계(Rearchitecting your business for the future)’ 라는 소주제로 열리는 19일은 산업별 비즈니스를 위한 행사로 구성됩니다. 제조∙통신, 미디어, 커머스, 금융∙핀테크, 게임 등 5개 산업별로 구성된 트랙에서 다양한 클라우드 전환 성공 사례를 실제 고객의 발표를 통해 확인할 수 있습니다. ‘재교육을 통한 [ more… ]

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USN-3244-1: GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerabilities

2017-03-28 KENNETH 0

USN-3244-1: GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3244-1 27th March, 2017 gst-plugins-base0.10, gst-plugins-base1.0 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software description gst-plugins-base0.10 – GStreamer Plugins gst-plugins-base1.0 – GStreamer Plugins Details Hanno Böck discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins did not correctly handlecertain malformed media files. If a user were tricked into opening acrafted media file with a GStreamer application, an attacker could cause adenial of service via application crash. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.8.3-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.36-1.1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.36-1ubuntu0.2 To [ more… ]