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Users can get a preview of the next Mandriva server distribution, which promises to be a more secure and versatile enterprise-level platform than previous releases.
Apple issues Panther security patch Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther users also came in for a software update from Apple Wednesday night, in the form of the latest security update for the systems.
Apple might be suffering from a little post-Thanksgiving indigestion as a new bug in QuickTime is cauing problems for Windows XP and Vista users. And an older bug has reappeared in Leopard's Mail application, which could be used to run malware on an unsuspecting user's machine. Apple's not alone: rPath, Debian, Mandriva and Gentoo all have multiple patches out.
Mozilla was busy this week quashing a handful of bugs in its popular Firefox browser, while Microsoft won't confirm it is working on patching an eight-year-old flaw in Windows. Plus, Lotus fixes a key vulnerability in Notes 7, and Linux vendors Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva and Gentoo release multiple updates.
Microsoft has finally acknowledged that a 8-year-old Windows flaw is still causing problems; a new database bug has been quashed in OpenOffice.org and Cisco has fixed a hole in its Security Agent for Windows System Driver. Plus, updates from Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva and Gentoo.
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for December is this week and the focus seems to me on Media formats. In a preview of the coming updates, Microsoft said DirectX and the Windows Media Format Runtime will be targeted for patching. Also today, patches from Debian, Ubuntu, rPath and Mandriva.
Is it a good thing when a vendor doesn't tell you about a vulnerability and doesn't tell you about the patch it released for said flaw? Skype users get to answer that question this week. Also, Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings three critical flaws and Debian, rPath, Mandriva and Gentoo released fixes.
Apple's security department has been busy the past few days, releasing updates for QuickTime (three flaws) and Java for Tiger (18 flaws). Hmm, they don't mention these multiple updates in the Mac vs. PC ads. Also: Patches from Mandriva and Gentoo.
Firefox and Opera are both under fire as security researchers at Vexillium have found a flaw that could allow attackers to capture a users' Web history. No word on updates yet, but be on the lookout. We've also got pairs of patches from rPath, FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva and Gentoo.
Is it me or does it seem Patch Tuesday comes quicker every month? Maybe it's because February is a "short" month. In any case, this is the week Microsoft delivers its monthly patch update. Administrators will be looking at four new updates, all critical. And if you need something to keep yourself busy until Tuesday's release, we've got new patches from Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva and Gentoo ready to roll.
Is it me or does it seem Patch Tuesday comes quicker every month? Maybe it's because February is a "short" month. In any case, this is the week Microsoft delivers its monthly patch update. Administrators will be looking at four new updates, all critical. And if you need something to keep yourself busy until Tuesday's release, we've got new patches from Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva and Gentoo ready to roll.
Is it me or does it seem Patch Tuesday comes quicker every month? Maybe it's because February is a "short" month. In any case, this is the week Microsoft delivers its monthly patch update. Administrators will be looking at four new updates, all critical. And if you need something to keep yourself busy until Tuesday's release, we've got new patches from Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva and Gentoo ready to roll.
Oracle's quarterly update is coming this Tuesday and is slated to include some 41 total patches. Among the updates are two that fix "nasty" flaws in Oracle's core database that could be exploited with a username or password. In advance of the Oracle release, we've also got updates from Gentoo, Mandriva, Debian and Ubuntu.
A Chinese blog has detailed a flaw in Microsoft works that could be exploited through a malicious ActiveX control and Microsoft itself is warning of a flaw in the Windows Rights system that could result in a user gaining elevated privileges. Plus, patches from Gentoo, Ubuntu, Debian and Mandriva.
As we reported earlier this week, Microsoft came out with four patches (three critical) for its various systems, including Word, Publisher, and the Jet database engine. Cisco also had four patches of its own, all focused around the company's unified communications platform. Also, Linux vendors Debian, Mandriva, Gentoo and Ubuntu all have handfuls of new patches available for users.
LONDON - Microsoft may not have beaten French Linux vendor Mandriva in a large deal to supply Nigerian elementary schools with laptop computers and software after all.
Linux vendor Mandriva thought it had signed a deal with Nigeria to equip elementary schools with computers and software.Mandriva, based in France, had agreed to supply a customized Linux OS for 17,000 Intel Classmate PCs, which are rugged laptops aimed for educational use in developing countries. But in an unorthodox twist after the deal was completed about three weeks ago, Nigeria has since decided that it will strip the OS from the Classmate PCs and install Microsoft's Windows OS instead, said Francois B
Hackers and cybercriminals must have taken the weekend off as things are slow today, or they're just gearing up for next week's Black Hat conference. If you're a Thunderbird user, a new update is avaialble that fixes nine flaws. Also, Debian and Mandriva have a smattering of patches available. Enjoy the lull, it won't last.