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[SOLVED] Security Patch - Coastie - 01-28-2015
I received a news article by RSS a few days ago about a new security vulnerability in Ubuntu which allowed someone to gain access to your PC. Since then I have been looking for a security update. (I check Install Updates at least once a day.) Since reading this article, I have not been offered a security update. There was a link in the article to Ubuntu which offered a link to the update. I did not use it because I thought I would get it the usual way in a few days.
Was the article out of date and we already have that update or should I have gotten the patch from the Ubuntu website or just be patient until it is offered the usual way?
(I know my paranoia is showing. :-[ It comes from too many years using Windows and being abandoned by Apple support because I have an iMac PPC* instead of an Intel Mac.)
* as well as this Linux computer[table] [tr] [td][/td][/tr][/table]
Re: Security Patch - altman - 01-28-2015
Well , some security concerns start one day on ubuntu &/or Linux . It had to happen .
Thanx Coastie for info .
Re: Security Patch - altman - 01-28-2015
Is that that security update Coastie ! http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/latest_logs?utf8=%E2%9C%93&dist=trusty&commit=Filter&noppa=2&levels%5Bbackports%5D=1&levels%5Bsecurity%5D=1&levels%5Bproposed%5D=1&levels%5Bbase%5D=1&levels%5Bupdates%5D=1
Re: Security Patch - Coastie - 01-28-2015
I think it was Ghostscript package http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2483-2/. When I searched today I found this list: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/trusty/.
Re: Security Patch - altman - 01-28-2015
Thanx , bookmarked these 2 additional links for future updates .
Re: Security Patch - gold_finger - 01-28-2015
It appears from this posting that security threat only applies to older 10.04 and 12.04 Ubuntu -- meaning anyone with LL 2.0 and above is not affected. Don't know anything about when/if updates have already gone out for the older Ubuntus (and subsequently the older LL's).
Re: Security Patch - Coastie - 01-28-2015
(01-28-2015, 06:07 PM)gold_finger link Wrote: It appears from this posting that security threat only applies to older 10.04 and 12.04 Ubuntu -- meaning anyone with LL 2.0 and above is not affected. ..
Thanks, gold_finger.
Re: [SOLVED] Security Patch - rokytnji - 01-28-2015
Doing some testing. Fresh install of AntiX 14 a5 patch on my new M&A touchscreen Netbook that came in FedEx today.
Code:
harry@scuzbucket:~
$ ldd --version
ldd (Debian GLIBC 2.19-13) 2.19
Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Roland McGrath and Ulrich Drepper.I be not afeared.