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EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.4 Released
Guardian Digital is happy to announce the release of EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.4 (Version 3.0, Release 4). This release includes several bug fixes and feature enhancements to the Guardian Digital WebTool and the SELinux policy, and several new packages available for installation.
The following reported bugs from bugs.engardelinux.org are fixed in this release:
#0000048 The WebTool 'named' module does not check for duplicate zones
#0000047 Nagios localhost ping test bug
#0000045 SSH cannot create /root/.ssh directory as sysadm_r
#0000042 Postfix-2.2.7's broken firewall workaround has problems - ...
#0000041 Apache cannot talk to the MySQL socket.
#0000039 Unable to mount /home at boot in EnGarde 3.0.3
#0000038 Webtool automatically sets SELinux to Enforcing, even if ...
#0000037 Support for PgSQL via WebTool
#0000036 UPS - fails to work with selinux enabled
#0000035 "postfix reload" fails when run by sysadm_r with selinux ...
#0000034 tcpdump fails with selinux enabled
Several other bugs are fixed in this release as well.
New features include:
- A new GDSN Package Management Interface in the Guardian Digital WebTool
which allows you to easily browse and install packages from the EnGarde Secure
Linux package archives.
- A new Spanish (Español) translation of the Guardian Digital WebTool, courtesy
of Joe Rodiguez Jr. To use this translation go into to the WebTool Configuration
module, click on your username (normally 'admin'), and select Español from
the drop-down.
- New Guardian Digital WebTool modules for DHCP and UPS services. The DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) module allows you to run a DHCP server
on your EnGarde Secure Linux machine. The UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
module allows you to configure and monitor a UPS connected to your EnGarde
Secure Linux machine and to act as a server for other machines connected to
the same UPS.
- The latest stable versions of MySQL (5.0.18), fetchmail (6.3.2), iptables
(1.3.5), mrtg (2.13.1), nmap (4.00), openssh (4.3p1), php (4.4.2), and postfix
(2.2.8).
- Several new installable packages such as amavisd-new (2.3.3), clamav (0.88), nagios (1.3), nagios-plugins (1.4.2), nrpe (2.0), postgresql (8.1.1), spamassassin, and many, many new Perl modules.
We're also happy to announce the availability of the following HOWTOs:
- Installing Joomla! on EnGarde Secure Linux HOWTO
- Installing PHPMyAdmin on EnGarde Secure Linux HOWTO
- Installing PHP Applications on EnGarde Secure Linux HOWTO
- Installing SpamAssassin, ClamAV and Amavisd-new on EnGarde HOWTO
- Installing Squirrelmail on EnGarde Secure Linux HOWTO
All new users downloading EnGarde Secure Linux for the first time or users who use the LiveCD environment should download this release.
Users who are currently using EnGarde Secure Linux do not need to download this release -- they can update their machines via the Guardian Digital Secure Network WebTool module.
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| Debian | ||
| Debian: New mydns packages fix denial of service | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
Updated package. advisories/debian/debian-new-mydns-packages-fix-denial-of-service |
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| Debian: New gnocatan packages fix denial of service | ||
| 3rd, February, 2006
A problem has been discovered in gnocatan, the computer version of the settlers of Catan boardgame, that can lead the server an other clients to exit via an assert, and hence does not permit the execution of arbitrary code. advisories/debian/debian-new-gnocatan-packages-fix-denial-of-service |
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| Debian: New ipsec-tools packages fix denial of service | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
Updated package. advisories/debian/debian-new-ipsec-tools-packages-fix-denial-of-service |
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| Debian: New adzapper packages fix denial of service | ||
| 9th, February, 2006
Updated package. advisories/debian/debian-new-adzapper-packages-fix-denial-of-service |
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| Fedora | ||
| Fedora Core 4 Update: mozilla-1.7.12-1.5.2 | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
Mozilla is an open source Web browser, advanced email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor. Igor Bukanov discovered a bug in the way Mozilla's JavaScript interpreter dereferences objects. If a user visits a malicious web page, Mozilla could crash or execute arbitrary code as the user running Mozilla. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2006-0292 to this issue. moz_bug_r_a4 discovered a bug in Mozilla's XULDocument.persist() function. A malicious web page could inject arbitrary RDF data into a user's localstore.rdf file, which can cause Mozilla to execute arbitrary JavaScript when a user runs Mozilla. (CVE-2006-0296) A denial of service bug was found in the way Mozilla saves history information. If a user visits a web page with a very long title, it is possible Mozilla will crash or take a very long time to start the next time it is run. (CVE-2005-4134) advisories/fedora/fedora-core-4-update-mozilla-1712-152-18-41-00-121496 |
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| Fedora Core 4 Update: firefox-1.0.7-1.2.fc4 | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser. Igor Bukanov discovered a bug in the way Firefox's JavaScript interpreter dereferences objects. If a user visits a malicious web page, Firefox could crash or execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2006-0292 to this issue. moz_bug_r_a4 discovered a bug in Firefox's XULDocument.persist() function. A malicious web page could inject arbitrary RDF data into a user's localstore.rdf file, which can cause Firefox to execute arbitrary JavaScript when a user runs Firefox. (CVE-2006-0296) A denial of service bug was found in the way Firefox saves history information. If a user visits a web page with a very long title, it is possible Firefox will crash or take a very long time to start the next time it is run. (CVE-2005-4134) advisories/fedora/fedora-core-4-update-firefox-107-12fc4-18-42-00-121497 |
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| Fedora Core 4 Update: audit-1.0.13-1.fc4 | ||
| 3rd, February, 2006
This release backports some bugfixes and enhancements from the current devel branch. advisories/fedora/fedora-core-4-update-audit-1013-1fc4-22-27-00-121530 |
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| Fedora Core 4 Update: unzip-5.51-13.fc4 | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the unzip utility. advisories/fedora/fedora-core-4-update-unzip-551-13fc4-11-09-00-121547 |
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| Fedora Core 4 Update: kernel-2.6.15-1.1831_FC4 | ||
| 7th, February, 2006
This update fixes a remotely exploitable denial of service attack in the icmp networking code (CVE-2006-0454). An information leak has also been fixed (CVE-2006-0095), and some debugging patches that had accidentally been left applied in the previous update have been removed, restoring the functionality of the 'quiet' argument. |
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| Fedora Core 4 Update: audit-1.0.14-1.fc4 | ||
| 8th, February, 2006
Updated package. advisories/fedora/fedora-core-4-update-audit-1014-1fc4-16-23-00-121571 |
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| Gentoo | ||
| Gentoo: GStreamer FFmpeg plugin Heap-based buffer overflow | ||
| 5th, February, 2006
The GStreamer FFmpeg plugin is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. |
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| Gentoo: Paros Default administrator password | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
Paros's database component is installed without a password, allowing execution of arbitrary system commands. |
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| Gentoo: Xpdf, Poppler, GPdf, libextractor, pdftohtml Heap overflows | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
Xpdf, Poppler, GPdf, libextractor and pdftohtml are vulnerable to integer overflows that may be exploited to execute arbitrary code. |
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| Gentoo: MyDNS Denial of Service | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
MyDNS contains a vulnerability that may lead to a Denial of Service attack. |
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| Gentoo: LibAST Privilege escalation | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
A buffer overflow in LibAST may result in execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges. |
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| Gentoo: Gallery Cross-site scripting vulnerability | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
Gallery is possibly vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack that could allow arbitrary JavaScript code execution. |
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| Gentoo: ADOdb PostgresSQL command injection | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
ADOdb is vulnerable to SQL injections if used in conjunction with a PostgreSQL database. |
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| Gentoo: Apache Multiple vulnerabilities | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
Apache can be exploited for cross-site scripting attacks and is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. |
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| Mandriva | ||
| Mandriva: Updated libast packages fixes buffer overflow vulnerability | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X argument. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. |
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| Mandriva: Updated poppler packages fixes heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap. Poppler uses a copy of the xpdf code and as such has the same issues. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. |
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| Mandriva: Updated kdegraphics packages fixes heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap. Kdegraphics-kpdf uses a copy of the xpdf code and as such has the same issues. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. |
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| Mandriva: Updated xpdf packages fixes heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. |
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| Mandriva: Updated OpenOffice.org packages fix issue with disabled hyperlinks | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
OpenOffice.org 2.0 and earlier, when hyperlinks has been disabled, does not prevent the user from clicking the WWW-browser button in the Hyperlink dialog, which makes it easier for attackers to trick the user into bypassing intended security settings. Updated packages are patched to address this issue. |
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| Mandriva: Updated openssh packages fix vulnerability | ||
| 6th, February, 2006
A flaw was discovered in the scp local-to-local copy implementation where filenames that contain shell metacharacters or spaces are expanded twice, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary commands if a local user could be tricked into a scp'ing a specially crafted filename. |
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| Mandriva: Updated php packages fix vulnerability | ||
| 7th, February, 2006
A flaw in the PHP gd extension in versions prior to 4.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions via unknown attack vectors. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. |
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| Mandriva: Updated mozilla packages to address DoS vulnerability | ||
| 7th, February, 2006
Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and delayed application startup) via a web site with a large title, which is recorded in history.dat but not processed efficiently during startup. (CVE-2005-4134) The Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before 1.5.1 does not properly dereference objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to garbage collection. |
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| Mandriva: Updated mozilla-firefox packages to address DoS vulnerability | ||
| 7th, February, 2006
Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and delayed application startup) via a web site with a large title, which is recorded in history.dat but not processed efficiently during startup. |
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| Mandriva: Updated groff packages fix temporary file vulnerabilities | ||
| 8th, February, 2006
The Trustix Secure Linux team discovered a vulnerability in the groffer utility, part of the groff package. It created a temporary directory in an insecure way which allowed for the exploitation of a race condition to create or overwrite files the privileges of the user invoking groffer. |
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| Red Hat | ||
| RedHat: Critical: mozilla security update | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
Updated mozilla packages that fix several security bugs are now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. advisories/red-hat/redhat-critical-mozilla-security-update-54092 |
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| RedHat: Critical: firefox security update | ||
| 2nd, February, 2006
An updated firefox package that fixes several security bugs is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. advisories/red-hat/redhat-critical-firefox-security-update-38591 |
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