A new texinfo package has been released for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-213
2004-07-20
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : texinfo
Version : 4.7
Release : 4
Summary : Tools needed to create Texinfo format documentation files.
Description :
Texinfo is a documentation system that can produce both online information and printed output from a single source file. The GNU Project uses the Texinfo file format for most of its documentation.
An Apache 2.0.50 package is available for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-204
2004-07-19
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : httpd
Version : 2.0.50
Release : 2.1
Summary : Apache HTTP Server
Description :
Apache is a powerful, full-featured, efficient, and freely-available Web server. Apache is also the most popular Web server on the Internet.
An Apache 2.0.50 package is available for Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-203
2004-07-19
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Product : Fedora Core 1
Name : httpd
Version : 2.0.50
Release : 1.0
Summary : Apache HTTP Server
Description :
Apache is a powerful, full-featured, efficient, and freely-available Web server. Apache is also the most popular Web server on the Internet.
An updated system-config-network package has been released for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-209
2004-07-19
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : system-config-network
Version : 1.3.17
Release : 0.FC2.1
Summary : The GUI of the NEtwork Adminstration Tool
Description :
This is the GUI of the network configuration tool, supporting Ethernet, Wireless, TokenRing, ADSL, ISDN and PPP.
An updated mod_python package has been released for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-221
2004-07-15
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : mod_python
Version : 3.1.3
Release : 1.fc2.1
Summary : An embedded Python interpreter for the Apache Web server.
Description :
Mod_python is a module that embeds the Python language interpreter within the server, allowing Apache handlers to be written in Python.
Updated ethereal packages has been released for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-220
2004-07-14
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : ethereal
Version : 0.10.5
Release : 0.2.1
Summary : Network traffic analyzer
Description :
Ethereal is a network traffic analyzer for Unix-ish operating systems.
This package lays base for libpcap, a packet capture and filtering library, contains command-line utilities, contains plugins and documentation for ethereal. A graphical user interface is packaged separately to GTK+ package.
Updated ethereal packages are available for Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-219
2004-07-14
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Product : Fedora Core 1
Name : ethereal
Version : 0.10.5
Release : 0.1.1
Summary : Network traffic analyzer
Description :
Ethereal is a network traffic analyzer for Unix-ish operating systems.
This package lays base for libpcap, a packet capture and filtering library, contains command-line utilities, contains plugins and documentation for ethereal. A graphical user interface is packaged separately to GTK+ package.
Fedora Core 3 Test 1 has been released for download. This release includes still GNOME 2.6 and KDE 3.2 instead of GNOME 2.7 and KDE 3.3.
Problems with Fedora Core 3 test 1 should be reported via bugzilla, at:
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/Please report bugs against 'Fedora Core', release 'test1'.
For more information on just what the Fedora Project and Fedora Core is, please see:
http://fedora.redhat.com/As always, you can get Fedora Core test releases at redhat.com, specifically:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.90/Or on the following mirrors:
An updated initscripts package has been released for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-218
2004-07-12
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : initscripts
Version : 7.55.1
Release : 1
Summary : The inittab file and the /etc/init.d scripts.
Description :
The initscripts package contains the basic system scripts used to boot your Red Hat system, change runlevels, and shut the system down cleanly. Initscripts also contains the scripts that activate and deactivate most network interfaces.
A ppp update is available for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-214
2004-07-09
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : ppp
Version : 2.4.2
Release : 3.FC2.1
Summary : The PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) daemon.
Description :
The ppp package contains the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) daemon and documentation for PPP support. The PPP protocol provides a method for transmitting datagrams over serial point-to-point links. PPP is usually used to dial in to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) or other organization over a modem and phone line.
An updated im-sdk package is available for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-208
2004-07-08
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : im-sdk
Version : 11.4
Release : 46.1.svn1587
Summary : IIIMF multilingual Unicode input method framework
Description :
IIIMF is a next generation multilingual Unicode input method framework, which is a replacement of existing input method frameworks such as XIM. This IIIMF implementation includes Language Engines for various Asian languages allowing one to switch between inputting complex characters in a number of different languages in supported applications.
Saw over at OSNews that the Fedora team has posted a schedule for their 3rd release.
An update xorg-x11 package is available for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-198
2004-07-06
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : xorg-x11
Version : 6.7.0
Release : 5
Summary : The basic fonts, programs and docs for an X workstation.
Description :
X.org X11 is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low level functionality which full fledged graphical user interfaces (GUIs) such as GNOME and KDE are designed upon.
A GConf2 update has been released for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-207
2004-07-02
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : GConf2
Version : 2.6.0
Release : 7
Summary : A process-transparent configuration system
Description :
GConf is a process-transparent configuration database API used to store user preferences. It has pluggable backends and features to support workgroup administration.
An updated kernel package is available for Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-206
2004-07-02
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Product : Fedora Core 1
Name : kernel
Version : 2.4.22
Release : 1.2197.nptl
Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your Fedora Core Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.
During an audit of the Linux kernel, SUSE discovered a flaw that allowed a user to make unauthorized changes to the group ID of files in certain circumstances. In the 2.4 kernel, as shipped with Fedora Core 1, the only way this could happen is through the kernel nfs server. A user on a system that mounted a remote file system from a vulnerable machine may be able to make unauthorized changes to the group ID of exported files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0497 to this issue. Only Fedora Core 1 systems that are configured to share file systems via NFS are affected by this issue.
Additionally, a number of issues were discovered with the Broadcom 5820 driver. Until such time that these get fixed, this driver has been disabled.
All Fedora Core 1 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures and configurations as listed in this erratum.
A Kernel update is available for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-205
2004-07-02
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : kernel
Version : 2.6.6
Release : 1.435.2.3
Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.
During an audit of the Linux kernel, SUSE discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel that inappropriately allows an unprivileged user to change the group ID of a file to his/her own group ID. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0497 to this issue.
All Fedora Core 2 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures and configurations as listed in this erratum.
A rsync update is available for Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-116
2004-07-01
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Product : Fedora Core 1
Name : rsync
Version : 2.5.7
Release : 5.fc1
Summary : A program for synchronizing files over a network.
Description :
Rsync uses a reliable algorithm to bring remote and host files into sync very quickly. Rsync is fast because it just sends the differences in the files over the network instead of sending the complete files. Rsync is often used as a very powerful mirroring process or just as a more capable replacement for the rcp command. A technical report which describes the rsync algorithm is included in this package.
A k3b update is available for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-146
2004-07-01
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : k3b
Version : 0.11.12
Release : 1
Summary : CD/DVD burning application for KDE
Description :
K3b provides a comfortable user interface to perform most CD/DVD burning tasks. While the experienced user can take influence in all steps of the burning process the beginner may find comfort in the automatic settings and the reasonable k3b defaults which allow a quick start.
A kernel update is available for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-202
2004-06-30
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : kernel
Version : 2.6.6
Release : 1.435.2.1
Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.
A strace update is available for Fedora Core 2
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-199
2004-06-29
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Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : strace
Version : 4.5.5
Release : 1
Summary : Tracks and displays system calls associated with a running process.
Description :
The strace program intercepts and records the system calls called and received by a running process. Strace can print a record of each system call, its arguments and its return value. Strace is useful for diagnosing problems and debugging, as well as for instructional purposes.
Install strace if you need a tool to track the system calls made and received by a process.
