[slackware-security] gimp (SSA:2016-203-01)
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Bugtraq: [slackware-security] php (SSA:2016-203-02)
[slackware-security] php (SSA:2016-203-02)
Bugtraq: Dreammail 5 mail client XSS Vulnerability
Dreammail 5 mail client XSS Vulnerability
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 3625-1] squid3 security update
[SECURITY] [DSA 3625-1] squid3 security update
RHSA-2016:1477-1: Moderate: java-1.6.0-sun security update
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for java-1.6.0-sun is now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5, Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Oracle Java
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a
detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE
link(s) in the References section.
CVE-2016-3458, CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3503, CVE-2016-3508, CVE-2016-3550
RHSA-2016:1476-1: Critical: java-1.7.0-oracle security update
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for java-1.7.0-oracle is now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5, Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Oracle Java
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a
detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE
link(s) in the References section.
CVE-2016-3458, CVE-2016-3498, CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3503, CVE-2016-3508, CVE-2016-3511, CVE-2016-3550, CVE-2016-3606
RHSA-2016:1475-1: Critical: java-1.8.0-oracle security update
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for java-1.8.0-oracle is now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6 and Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a
detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE
link(s) in the References section.
CVE-2016-3458, CVE-2016-3498, CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3503, CVE-2016-3508, CVE-2016-3511, CVE-2016-3550, CVE-2016-3552, CVE-2016-3587, CVE-2016-3598, CVE-2016-3606, CVE-2016-3610
USN-3040-1: MySQL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3040-1
21st July, 2016
mysql-5.5, mysql-5.6, mysql-5.7 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.
Software description
- mysql-5.5
– MySQL database - mysql-5.6
– MySQL database - mysql-5.7
– MySQL database
Details
Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes
new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues.
MySQL has been updated to 5.5.50 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Ubuntu 15.10 has been updated to MySQL 5.6.31. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has been
updated to MySQL 5.7.13.
In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,
new features, and possibly incompatible changes.
Please see the following for more information:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-50.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-31.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-13.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
mysql-server-5.7
5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
- Ubuntu 15.10:
-
mysql-server-5.6
5.6.31-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
mysql-server-5.5
5.5.50-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
mysql-server-5.5
5.5.50-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
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
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Snowden fears that cellular signals of the smartphone could be used to locate him, but now, to combat this, he has designed an iPhone case that
