Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19603

2020-04-09 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19603 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19603 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here, including a list of all the new features and updates released in builds so far. Not seeing any of the features in this build? Check your Windows Insider Settings to make sure you’re on the Fast ring. Submit feedback here to let us know if things weren’t working the way you expected. If you want a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring, head over to Flight Hub. Please note, there will be a slight delay between when a build is flighted and when Flight Hub is updated. What’s new in Build 19603 File Explorer Integration in the Windows Subsystem for [ more… ]

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USN-4326-1: libiberty vulnerabilities

2020-04-08 KENNETH 0

USN-4326-1: libiberty vulnerabilities libiberty vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in libiberty. Software Description libiberty – library of utility functions used by GNU programs Details It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libiberty-dev – 20170913-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libiberty-dev – 20160215-1ubuntu0.3 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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People of WordPress: Mario Peshev

2020-04-08 KENNETH 0

People of WordPress: Mario Peshev You’ve probably heard that WordPress is open source software, and may know that it’s created and run by volunteers. Enthusiasts share many examples of how WordPress has changed people’s lives for the better. In this monthly series, we share some of those lesser-known, amazing stories. Computer science in the nineties Mario Peshev Mario has been hooked on computers ever since he got his first one in 1996. He started with digging into MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 first and learned tons by trial and error. Following that adventure, Mario built his first HTML site in 1999. He found development so exciting that he spent day and night learning QBasic and started working at the local PC game club. Mario got involved with several other things related to website administration (translating security bulletins, setting up simple sites, etc) [ more… ]

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USN-4325-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

2020-04-08 KENNETH 0

USN-4325-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-5.0, linux-oem-osp1, linux-oracle-5.0 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description linux-azure – Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems linux-gcp – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems linux-gke-5.0 – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems linux-oem-osp1 – Linux kernel for OEM processors linux-oracle-5.0 – Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems Details It was discovered that the IPMI message handler implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19046) Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this [ more… ]

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USN-4324-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

2020-04-08 KENNETH 0

USN-4324-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description linux-aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems linux-gke-4.15 – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems linux-kvm – Linux kernel for cloud environments linux-oem – Linux kernel for OEM processors linux-oracle – Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems linux-raspi2 – Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 linux-snapdragon – Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors linux-aws-hwe – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems linux-azure – Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems linux-gcp – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems Details Al Viro discovered that the vfs [ more… ]