Ubuntu Weekly Report: 1st - 7th June, 2008

The most important thing that happened this week in the Ubuntu world was the kernel vulnerability found in Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu 8.04. This kernel vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause a system crash, leading to a DoS (Denial of Service). The security flaw can be fixed if you upgrade your system to the new kernel packages!

On Thursday, June 3rd, 2008, Canonical showcased the Ubuntu Netbook Remix at Computex, a revamped desktop image of Ubuntu Linux that was created especially for the new portable, affordable, powered by the Intel Atom processor, Internet-centric devices, called netbooks. Find out more here.

In the end, we want to let you know that starting with Friday August 8th and until Sunday August 10th 2008, the first Ubuntu Global Bug Jam, an online and face-to-face world-wide meeting that will bring together all those people (Ubuntu users, developers, etc.) who want to fix Ubuntu bugs, will take place.

Now, let's move on to the security updates and fixes for all the Ubuntu releases. Let's start with the common security updates for all Ubuntu distros:

? Linux kernel vulnerabilities ? Evolution vulnerabilities

...and now, let's take a closer look at the updates for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:

? Langpack Locales 2.3.18.11 ? ClamAV 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1~dapper2 ? Linux Meta 2.6.15.52 ? Evolution 2.6.1-0ubuntu7.4

The updates for Ubuntu 7.04 are:

? TZdata 2008c-0ubuntu0.7.04 ? Avscan 3.2.2-openssl-1build1~feisty2 ? Clamcour 0.2.2-1.2+feisty2 ? ClamTK 3.08-1ubuntu1~feisty2 ? Dansguardian 2.8.0.6-antivirus-6.4.4.1-4build1~feisty2 ? Gurlchecker 0.10.2-1~feisty2 ? Havp 0.86-1build1~feisty2 ? KlamAV 0.42-0ubuntu5~feisty2 ? PHP ClamAVlib 0.13-1ubuntu1~feisty2 ? Python ClamAV 0.4.0-1build1~feisty3 ? Sylpheed Claws GTK2 2.6.0-1.1ubuntu1.1+feisty2 ? Sylpheed Claws 1.0.5-5.1ubuntu0.1+feisty2 ? PyClamd 0.1.1-0ubuntu1~feisty2 ? ClamAV 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1~feisty2 ? Evolution 2.10.1-0ubuntu2.4

Here are the updates for Ubuntu 7.10:

? TZdata 2008c-0ubuntu0.7.10 ? Gnome Schedule 1.0.0-2ubuntu1 ? AVscan 3.2.2-openssl-1build1~gutsy2 ? Clamcour 0.2.2-1.2+gutsy2 ? ClamTK 3.08-1ubuntu1~gutsy2 ? Claws Mail 2.10.0-3ubuntu3+gutsy2 ? Dansguardian 2.8.0.6-antivirus-6.4.4.1-4build1~gutsy2 ? Gurlchecker 0.10.2-1~gutsy2 ? Havp 0.86-1build1~gutsy2 ? Klamav 0.42-0ubuntu5~gutsy2 ? PHP Clamavlib 0.13-1ubuntu1~gutsy2 ? Python ClamAV 0.4.0-1build1~gutsy3 ? Pyclamd 0.1.1-0ubuntu1~gutsy2 ? ClamAV 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1~gutsy2 ? Evolution 2.12.1-0ubuntu1.3

And, finally, the updates for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:

? Initramfs Tools 0.85eubuntu39.1 ? Xserver Xorg Video Intel 2:2.2.1-1ubuntu13.4 ? OEM Config 1.37.2 ? Gfxboot Theme Ubuntu 0.5.21 ? Linux Backports Modules-2.6.24 2.6.24-18.16 ? Linux Restricted Modules-2.6.24 2.6.24.13-18.41 ? Linux Ubuntu Modules-2.6.24 2.6.24-18.26 ? Xulrunner 1.9 ? PM Utils 0.99.2-3ubuntu10 ? Gnome Desktop 2.22.2-0ubuntu3 ? Mythplugins 0.21.0+fixes16838-0ubuntu2.1 ? Mythbuntu Control Centre 0.28-0ubuntu1~hardy2 ? Plucker 1.8-24ubuntu0.1 ? Opencryptoki 2.2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1 ? Mythtv 0.21.0+fixes16838-0ubuntu3.1 ? Debian Installer 20070308ubuntu40.2 ? Ubiquity 1.8.9 ? Kopete Plugin Thinklight 0.3-0ubuntu3.1 ? TZdata 2008c-1ubuntu0.8.04 ? Notification Daemon 0.3.7-1ubuntu11.2 ? Samba 3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.1 ? Xserver Xorg Video Cirrus 1.1.0-8ubuntu1 ? Parallels 2.2.2232-1hardy3 ? Linux Meta 2.6.24.18.20 ? Cairo 1.6.0-0ubuntu2 ? Libgksu 2.0.5-1ubuntu5.1

? System Config Samba 1.2.50-0ubuntu2.1 ? Linux 2.6.24-19.33 ? Ubuntu VM Builder 0.4-0ubuntu0.3 ? MailScanner 4.58.9-2ubuntu1.1 ? OpenOffice.org-l10n 2.4.1~rc2-1ubuntu1 ? OpenOffice.org 2.4.1~rc2-1ubuntu1 ? VirtualBox OSE Modules 24.0.3 ? Kaffeine 0.8.6-0ubuntu8.1.1 ? MailScanner 4.58.9-2ubuntu1.2 ? Linux Restricted Modules-2.6.24 2.6.24.13-19.42 ? Linux Backports Modules-2.6.24 2.6.24-19.17 ? Linux Ubuntu Modules-2.6.24 2.6.24-19.27 ? Lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7.1 ? Python Launchpad Bugs 0.2.30.1 ? Epiphany Browser 2.22.2-0ubuntu0.8.04.2 ? Midbrowser 0.3.0rc1a-1~8.04.1 ? Ufw 0.16.2.1 ? Nvidia Settings 1.0+20080304-0ubuntu1.1 ? Gstreamer Plugins Ugly 0.10.7-3ubuntu1 ? OpenJDK 6b10-0ubuntu1 ? Linux Meta 2.6.24.19.21 ? PciUtils 2.2.4-1.1ubuntu4 ? IcedTea Gcjwebplugin 1.0-0ubuntu7 ? KDE Guidance 0.8.0svn20080103-0ubuntu16.1 ? Evolution 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.2

As you can see, this week came with a couple of important software updates, such as the ones for Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org Suite, Evolution and much, much more. Once again, make sure you update your Ubuntu machines right now! See you again next week for another Ubuntu Weekly Report.

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 1st - 7th June, 2008

Kernel vulnerability, Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Ubuntu Global Bug Jam and more...