Bugs: Update Required for Firefox & Co.
Mar 27, 2008The Mozilla project has released an updated version of its Firefox browser to close various vulnerabilities.
more »Debian Testing Looking for Security Staff
Mar 13, 2008The free Debian Linux distribution is looking for Security staff for its "testing" branch.
more »Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 Cures Vulnerabilities
Feb 28, 2008Following security fixes for Firefox, Camino & Co, the developers of the Thunderbird email client have now taken steps to remove known vulnerabilities, closing down five security holes, one of which was and classified as critical.
more »Comment Sunshine
Feb 25, 2008more »
Local Vulnerabilities in Current Kernels
Feb 12, 2008Recent kernel versions back to the older kernel 2.6.17 may contain a vulnerability that can be exploited by local attackers.
more »Mozilla Developers Remove Critical Bugs
Feb 08, 2008The Mozilla Foundation has removed at least ten vulnerabilities from its browser, three of which were classified as critical by the developers.
more »Vulnerabilities in Xine-Lib and Mplayer
Feb 06, 2008Vulnerabilities have been discovered in two major media players for Linux. A Xine-Lib vulnerability also affects Mplayer.
more »Red Hat Directory Server 8 with Improved Security
Jan 15, 2008Linux distributor Red Hat has released version 8 of the Red Hat Directory Server.
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