Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.10019 (19H2)

2019-09-06 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.10019 (19H2) Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing 19H2 Build 18362.10019 to ALL Windows Insiders in the Slow ring. IF you received Build 18362.10014 with 19H2 features turned OFF by default on 8/19 – you WILL receive Build 18362.10019 today with all 19H2 features turned ON. IF you received Build 18362.10015 with 19H2 features turned ON by default on 8/19 – you WILL receive Build 18362.10019 today with all 19H2 features turned ON. If you’re on the Windows 10 May 2019 Update and just joining your PC into the Slow ring to take 19H2 updates, you will also receive Build 18362.10019 with all 19H2 features turned on. Everyone in the Slow ring should be on the same build now with all the following 19H2 features turned on: Windows containers require matched host and [ more… ]

The holidays come early at IFA 2019

2019-09-06 KENNETH 0

The holidays come early at IFA 2019 This week I had the pleasure of being in Berlin, Germany, for IFA 2019 to meet with our PC and IoT ecosystem partners. This is always an exciting time for me because I get to see all the new PCs and intelligent edge devices coming this holiday season. Over the last week, our partners Acer, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo and Razer have announced new Windows 10 PCs that both consumer and commercial customers are sure to want. Modern PCs look different because they are different. They have better performance, innovative designs and new experiences. According to Microsoft research, people are happier when they get a modern PC. We have a lot of modern PCs in market already from all our device partners, and it’s great to see these benefits continuing to come to life [ more… ]

IFA 2019: Lenovo introduces smart features on new and refreshed Yoga laptops

2019-09-06 KENNETH 0

IFA 2019: Lenovo introduces smart features on new and refreshed Yoga laptops At this week’s IFA event in Berlin, Lenovo introduced exclusive smart features that adapt to users’ performance needs on the new 14-inch Yoga C940 and Yoga S740: Super Resolution upscales video up to FHD 1080p on Windows Media Player [1] and Q-Control (named for device keys used to toggle modes), that has the potential to dynamically boost your PC’s battery life [2]. The 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 is the new 2-in-1 convertible laptop redefining smarter performance and design with its all-metal chassis and clever built-in features, like TrueBlock Privacy shutter, Windows Hello biometric authentication, and garaged pen with silo charging and Windows Ink. Enable Lenovo’s exclusive Q-Control [3] by pressing Function-Q to shift into Intelligent Cooling Mode for your PC to auto-adjust performance and optimize battery life based [ more… ]

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USN-4123-1: npm/fstream vulnerability

2019-09-05 KENNETH 0

USN-4123-1: npm/fstream vulnerability npm/fstream vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary npm/fstream could be made to overwrite files. Software Description node-fstream – Advanced filesystem streaming tools for Node.js Details It was discovered that npm/fstream incorrectly handled certain crafted tarballs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write aritrary files to the filesystem. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 node-fstream – 1.0.10-1ubuntu0.19.04.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS node-fstream – 1.0.10-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 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-2019-13173 Source: USN-4123-1: npm/fstream vulnerability

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WordPress 5.2.3 Security and Maintenance Release

2019-09-05 KENNETH 0

WordPress 5.2.3 Security and Maintenance Release WordPress 5.2.3 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 29 fixes and enhancements. Plus, it adds a number of security fixes—see the list below. These bugs affect WordPress versions 5.2.2 and earlier; version 5.2.3 fixes them, so you’ll want to upgrade. If you haven’t yet updated to 5.2, there are also updated versions of 5.0 and earlier that fix the bugs for you. Security Updates Props to Simon Scannell of RIPS Technologies for finding and disclosing two issues. The first, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in post previews by contributors. The second was a cross-site scripting vulnerability in stored comments.  Props to Tim Coen for disclosing an issue where validation and sanitization of a URL could lead to an open redirect.  Props to Anshul Jain for disclosing reflected cross-site scripting during media uploads. Props to Zhouyuan [ more… ]