Update to Linux Kernal: one that is giving me fits

Tue Sep 4, 2007 1:33 AM EDT

There is an update to the kernal, now its up to 2.6.20-16: Here is the info: Version 2.6.20-16.31: [Phillip Lougher]

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technology, linux, ubuntu, kernal

More security updates to VIM and now tar

Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:55 PM EDT

If you'll remember back a little bit Vim was updated fairly recently (http://threethirty.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/23/735782-updates-to-vim-common-and-vim-tiny) then they were saying:

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technology, network, linux, gnu, exploit, vim, tar, vi

Updates to libvorbis

Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:37 PM EDT

This patch applies to libvorbis-dev, libvorbis0a, libvorbisbisenc2, libvorbisfile3. Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel.

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technology, linux, ubuntu, heap, ogg, overflow, vorbis, lib

Important Security Updates to flashplugin-nonfree, gimp,

Thu Aug 2, 2007 9:10 PM EDT

flashplugin-nonfree Version 9.0.48.0.0ubuntu1~7.04.1:

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technology, security, execution, code, update, input, gimp, due, psd, validation

Update to TCP Dump

Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:39 PM EDT

Version 3.9.5-2ubuntu1: * SECURITY UPDATE: code execution via BGP display overflow. * Add debian/patches/41_bgp-overflow.dpatch: upstream fixes. * References CVE-2007-3798

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technology, remote, code, execute, 0, dump, overflow, attackers, tcp, arbitrary

MySpace Had 4 Times the Sex Offenders Originally Reported

Seeded on Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:07 PM EDT (TechCrunch)

I called it!! 29,000 Sexual Offenders removed from Myspace!!! w00tz!!!!111

technology, 4, the, sex, times, offenders, myspace, reported, originally, i-called-it

Update to Firefox, Netscape Runtime Libs, and IPtables

Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:08 PM EDT

Here are a whole load of fixes to Firefox, and some of these updates I can't even get info on yet. Firefox: Version 2.0.0.5+1-0ubuntu1:

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technology, firefox, linux, debian, ubuntu, netscape, iptables, lib, cve, mfsa

Ubuntu Founder Pushes for Coordinated Releases

Mon Jul 9, 2007 4:24 AM EDT

I just read an article about "A common release schedule for KDE, GNOME, and OpenOffice.org would generate much-needed publicity according to Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth."

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technology, office, open, free, mark, software, sun, creative, linux, kde

Save Earthbound

Seeded on Sun Jul 1, 2007 4:48 PM EDT (threethirty.us)

call 1-800-255-3700 to get NOA to release Mother 1 and 2 for GBA in America

technology, games, mother, nintendo, gba, noa, earthbound

Patch for Security Flaw in MadWifi Driver

Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:15 PM EDT

Hey there freedom lovers, at about 6:30 UTC, the flaw in the MadWifi driver has been patched for Ubuntu Feisty. I tried to post at the time but Newsvine was down for some minor maintenance , so here are the particulars of the updates:

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technology, free, driver, mad, patch, wifi, linux, nvidia, ubuntu, ati

Ubutnu/Canonical will not make pay protection to M$

Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:35 PM EDT

On Mark's blog he stated that:

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technology, microsoft, protection, ubuntu, canonical

Okay this is getting a little ridiculous

Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:48 PM EDT

Today I got some updates to Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, not a big deal, updates happen all the time. This one has me a little worried though. It's an "Important Security Update" to xscreensaver. Yeah that's right security flaws in your screensaver.

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technology, free, network, software, data, x, mesa, screen, linux, password

Updates to vim-common and vim-tiny

Wed May 23, 2007 5:57 PM EDT

Version 1:7.0-164+1ubuntu7.1: * SECURITY UPDATE: arbitrary code execution via modelines * upstream/patches/7.0.234, upstream/patches/7.0.235: upstream fixes. * References CVE-2007-2438

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technology, security, linux, unix, bsd, vim

Dell and Ubuntu sitting in a tree...

Wed May 2, 2007 9:28 PM EDT

Dell made their choice and the Choice is Ubuntu. Dell will be doing hardware support, and you will have to get software support from the community or Canonical. And I have herd that Dell will be supplying the drivers.

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technology, community, dell, linux, ubuntu, canonical

Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn is out

Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:45 PM EDT

Today is release day for Ubuntu 7.04 Fiesty Fawn, which I've been playing with in beta for almost a month now. I must say this is the best Ubuntu release yet. I've never been happier with Linux on the desktop.

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technology, out, free, feisty, linux, ubuntu, awesome, oss, 7-04, floss

Joost and Linux!?! Ehhh We'll See, Part One

Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:55 PM EDT

I just got my invite for Joost (after a three month wait). Joost is an IPTV app done by the same people who did Kazzaa and Skype. I think the only reason I got into the private beta is that I said I would be testing it in Linux.

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technology, wine, beta, linux, ubuntu, joost

Just upgraded to Ubuntu Fiesty Fawn Beta

Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:11 PM EDT

Since this won't be out until April I don't think that it would be fair to be posting all of the updates. But I will posting anything that is really interesting. Here is a short list...

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technology, update, beta, get, ubuntu, compiz, apt, fawn, jokosher, gstreamer

Updates to File, LibMagic, and SQLcommon in Ubuntu

Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:52 AM EDT

Today brings more fixes to buffer overruns, and other similar exploits they are as follows... File

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security, file, update, library, debian, ubuntu, sql, mysql, libmagic

Updates to Ubuntu involving WordPerfect

Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:41 AM EDT

libwpd-stream8c2a and libwpd8c2a are a library for reading and writing WordPerfect(TM) documents. Importing from WordPerfect 4.2/5/6/7/8/9/10 files are supported. libwpd has complete support for the entire set of WordPerfect extended characters, too.

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technology, security, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, update, overflows

OpenBSD's IPv6 mbufs remote kernel buffer overflow

Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:15 AM EDT

This just hit the web at large from CoreLabs Advisory, Core Security Technologies,

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technology, open, over, run, remote, bsd, ipv6, overflow, buffer, overrun

Update to Ekiga and libxine

Fri Mar 9, 2007 2:46 AM EST

ekiga

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Hey Don't Forget that Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday

Thu Mar 8, 2007 1:12 PM EST

This year Daylight Savings Time starts 3 week earlier. There is all kinds of speculation. Even Stephen Colbert siad that it could cause a mini Y2K. But not you thankfully the packages are out for Ubuntu to make sure that you are on the right time, so don't forget your updates.

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technology, time, savings, sunday, that, starts, dont, daylight, utc, forget

GNUPG forged inline sigs can appear valid, and more

Thu Mar 8, 2007 11:27 AM EST

gnupg GnuPG is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data and to create digital signatures.

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technology, mozilla, linux, ubuntu, thunderbird, gnupg, tcpdump

Order a Pizza Via The Command Line

Thu Mar 1, 2007 1:56 AM EST

I can't believe this... YOU CAN ORDER A PIZZA WITH THE COMMAND LINE!! The only downside is that you can only order from Dominoes and only in the U.S. Which sucks because the Dominoes in my town doesn't take online orders.

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technology, line, pizza, party, order, command, linux, unix

Security Update for Ekiga

Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:46 AM EST

Ekiga is a H.323 and SIP compatible videoconferencing and VOIP/IP-Telephony application that allows you to make audio and video calls to remote users with H.323 hardware or software (such as Microsoft Netmeeting) as well as SIP endpoints. The Problem....

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