+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter | | February 9th, 2009 Volume 10, Number 7 | | | | Editorial Team: Dave Wreski <dwreski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | | Benjamin D. Thomas <bthomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Thank you for reading the LinuxSecurity.com weekly security newsletter. The purpose of this document is to provide our readers with a quick summary of each week's most relevant Linux security headlines. This week advisories were released for mozvoikko, gtkmozembedmm, ruby-gnome, mugshot, yelp, cairo-dock, gnome-python2, galeon, gnome-web-photo, devhelp, rss, google-gadgets, kazehakase, miro, xulrunner, firefox, epiphany, chmsee, mozvoikko, miro, mugshot, evolution, blam, galeon, firefox, gnumeric, java, libcdaudio, glibc, at, openct, sudo, xdg-utils. The distributors include Debian, Fedora, Mandriva, Red Hat, Slackware. --- >> Linux+DVD Magazine << In each issue you can find information concerning the best use of Linux: safety, databases, multimedia, scientific tools, entertainment, programming, e-mail, news and desktop environments. Catch up with what professional network and database administrators, system programmers, webmasters and all those who believe in the power of Open Source software are doing! http://www.linuxsecurity.com/ads/adclick.php?bannerid=26 --- Review: Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You -------------------------------------------------------------- If I ask "How much do you know about Google?" You may not take even a second to respond. But if I may ask "How much does Google know about you"? You may instantly reply "Wait... what!? Do they!?" The book "Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You" by Greg Conti (Computer Science Professor at West Point) is the first book to reveal how Google's vast information stockpiles could be used against you or your business and what you can do to protect yourself. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/145939 --- A Secure Nagios Server ---------------------- Nagios is a monitoring software designed to let you know about problems on your hosts and networks quickly. You can configure it to be used on any network. Setting up a Nagios server on any Linux distribution is a very quick process however to make it a secure setup it takes some work. This article will not show you how to install Nagios since there are tons of them out there but it will show you in detail ways to improve your Nagios security. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/144088 --> Take advantage of the LinuxSecurity.com Quick Reference Card! <-- --> http://www.linuxsecurity.com/docs/QuickRefCard.pdf <-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.22 Now Available! (Dec 9) ------------------------------------------------------ Guardian Digital is happy to announce the release of EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.22 (Version 3.0, Release 22). This release includes many updated packages and bug fixes and some feature enhancements to the EnGarde Secure Linux Installer and the SELinux policy. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/145668 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Debian: New devil packages fix buffer overflow (Feb 5) ------------------------------------------------------ Stefan Cornelius discovered a buffer overflow in devil, a cross-platform image loading and manipulation toolkit, which could be triggered via a crafted Radiance RGBE file. This could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147912 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Fedora 9 Update: mozvoikko-0.9.5-6.fc9 (Feb 6) ---------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147949 * Fedora 9 Update: gtkmozembedmm-1.4.2.cvs20060817-25.fc9 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147950 * Fedora 9 Update: ruby-gnome2-0.17.0-5.fc9 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147951 * Fedora 9 Update: mugshot-1.2.2-5.fc9 (Feb 6) -------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147952 * Fedora 9 Update: totem-2.23.2-10.fc9 (Feb 6) -------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147953 * Fedora 9 Update: yelp-2.22.1-8.fc9 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------ Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147954 * Fedora 9 Update: cairo-dock-1.6.3.1-1.fc9.3 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147939 * Fedora 9 Update: gnome-python2-extras-2.19.1-23.fc9 (Feb 6) ----------------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147940 * Fedora 9 Update: blam-1.8.5-5.fc9.1 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147941 * Fedora 9 Update: galeon-2.0.7-5.fc9 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147942 * Fedora 9 Update: gnome-web-photo-0.3-17.fc9 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147943 * Fedora 9 Update: devhelp-0.19.1-8.fc9 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147944 * Fedora 9 Update: evolution-rss-0.1.0-6.fc9 (Feb 6) -------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147945 * Fedora 9 Update: google-gadgets-0.10.5-2.fc9 (Feb 6) ---------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147946 * Fedora 9 Update: kazehakase-0.5.6-1.fc9.3 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147947 * Fedora 9 Update: Miro-1.2.7-4.fc9 (Feb 6) ----------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147948 * Fedora 10 Update: ruby-gnome2-0.18.1-3.fc10 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147932 * Fedora 10 Update: yelp-2.24.0-5.fc10 (Feb 6) -------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147933 * Fedora 9 Update: xulrunner-1.9.0.6-1.fc9 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------ Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147934 * Fedora 9 Update: firefox-3.0.6-1.fc9 (Feb 6) -------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147935 * Fedora 9 Update: epiphany-extensions-2.22.1-7.fc9 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147936 * Fedora 9 Update: epiphany-2.22.2-7.fc9 (Feb 6) ---------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147937 * Fedora 9 Update: chmsee-1.0.1-8.fc9 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147938 * Fedora 10 Update: gnome-web-photo-0.3-14.fc10 (Feb 6) ----------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147926 * Fedora 10 Update: kazehakase-0.5.6-1.fc10.3 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147927 * Fedora 10 Update: mozvoikko-0.9.5-6.fc10 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------ Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147928 * Fedora 10 Update: Miro-1.2.8-2.fc10 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147929 * Fedora 10 Update: mugshot-1.2.2-5.fc10 (Feb 6) ---------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147931 * Fedora 10 Update: epiphany-extensions-2.24.0-4.fc10 (Feb 6) ----------------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147917 * Fedora 10 Update: devhelp-0.22-3.fc10 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147918 * Fedora 10 Update: epiphany-2.24.3-2.fc10 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------ Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147919 * Fedora 10 Update: evolution-rss-0.1.2-4.fc10 (Feb 6) ---------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147920 * Fedora 10 Update: blam-1.8.5-6.fc10 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147921 * Fedora 10 Update: galeon-2.0.7-5.fc10 (Feb 6) --------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147922 * Fedora 10 Update: google-gadgets-0.10.5-2.fc10 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------------ Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147923 * Fedora 10 Update: gnome-python2-extras-2.19.1-26.fc10 (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147924 * Fedora 10 Update: gecko-sharp2-0.13-4.fc10 (Feb 6) -------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147925 * Fedora 10 Update: xulrunner-1.9.0.6-1.fc10 (Feb 6) -------------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147915 * Fedora 10 Update: firefox-3.0.6-1.fc10 (Feb 6) ---------------------------------------------- Update to the new upstream Firefox 3.0.6 / XULRunner 1.9.0.6 fixing multiple security issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147916 * Fedora 9 Update: gnumeric-1.8.2-4.fc9 (Feb 4) --------------------------------------------- Resolves CVE-2009-5983 http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147911 * Fedora 10 Update: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-9.b14.fc10 (Feb 4) --------------------------------------------------------------- This fixes a default security policy, that allowed unsigned applets to access the gnome-java-bridge, allowing a privilege escalation (#474431). There are also several bug fixes included in this update. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147910 * Fedora 9 Update: libcdaudio-0.99.12p2-11.fc9 (Feb 4) ---------------------------------------------------- This update fixes a potential buffer overflow caused by large amount of CDDB replies (CVE-2005-0706). http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Mandriva: [ MDVA-2009:017 ] glibc (Feb 6) ----------------------------------------- regexp.h header shipped with glibc 2.8, in Mandriva Linux 2009, had an error which caused the build of programs using the regexp compile function to fail. This update addresses the issue. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147955 * Mandriva: [ MDVA-2009:016 ] at (Feb 2) -------------------------------------- The 'at' command scheduler in Mandriva Linux 2009 failed to work at all for users other than root, due to a permission error. This update fixes the issue, making it possible for regular users to run at jobs. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147892 * Mandriva: [ MDVA-2009:015 ] openct (Feb 2) ------------------------------------------ This update fixes issue with a non-LSB initscript of openct, which could cause init to switch to non LSB compat mode, and result in a loop between resolvconf and network (bug #47299). http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147891 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * RedHat: Important: gstreamer-plugins security update (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------------------ Updated gstreamer-plugins packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147956 * RedHat: Important: gstreamer-plugins security update (Feb 6) ------------------------------------------------------------ Updated gstreamer-plugins packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147957 * RedHat: Important: gstreamer-plugins-good security (Feb 6) ---------------------------------------------------------- Updated gstreamer-plugins-good packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147958 * RedHat: Moderate: sudo security update (Feb 5) ---------------------------------------------- An updated sudo package to fix a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147913 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Slackware: xdg-utils (Feb 2) ------------------------------ New xdg-utils packages are available for Slackware 12.2 and -current to fix security issues. Applications that use /etc/mailcap could be tricked into running an arbitrary script through xdg-open, and a separate flaw in xdg-open could allow the execution of arbitrary commands embedded in untrusted input provided to xdg-open. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/147893 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distributed by: Guardian Digital, Inc. LinuxSecurity.com To unsubscribe email vuln-newsletter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
