gcc (SL5)

By Scientific Linux Team on February 17, 2011

Synopsis: Low: gcc security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2011-01-13 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-0831 CVE-2010-2322 — The gcc packages include C, C++, Java, Fortran, Objective C, and Ada 95 GNU compilers, along with related support libraries. The libgcj package provides … Read More

krb5 (SL5)

By Scientific Linux Team on February 9, 2011

Synopsis: Important: krb5 security update Issue Date: 2011-02-08 CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-0281 CVE-2011-0282 — Kerberos is a network authentication system which allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other using symmetric encryption and a trusted third-party, the Key Distribution Center … Read More

kernel (SL5)

By Scientific Linux Team on February 9, 2011

Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2011-01-18 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-4526 — The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issue: * A flaw was … Read More

postgresql84 (SL5)

By Scientific Linux Team on February 7, 2011

Synopsis: Moderate: postgresql84 security update Issue Date: 2011-02-03 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-4015 — PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system (DBMS). A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL processed certain tokens from an SQL query when … Read More

php53 (SL5)

By Scientific Linux Team on February 7, 2011

Synopsis: Moderate: php53 security update Issue Date: 2011-02-03 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-4645 CVE-2010-3710 CVE-2010-4156 — PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Server. A flaw was found in the way PHP converted certain floating point values … Read More

java-1.6.0-openjdk (SL5)

By Scientific Linux Team on February 7, 2011

Synopsis: Moderate: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update Issue Date: 2011-01-25 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-3860 CVE-2010-4351 — These packages provide the OpenJDK 6 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 6 Software Development Kit. The javaws command can be used to launch Java Web Start … Read More

openoffice.org (SL4)

By Scientific Linux Team on February 2, 2011

Synopsis: Important: openoffice.org and openoffice.org2 security update Issue Date: 2011-01-28 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-3450 CVE-2010-3452 CVE-2010-3453 CVE-2010-3454 CVE-2010-3451 CVE-2010-4643 — OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite that includes desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation manager, formula editor, … Read More

openoffice.org (SL5)

By Scientific Linux Team on January 31, 2011

Synopsis: Important: openoffice.org security update Issue Date: 2011-01-28 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-3450 CVE-2010-3452 CVE-2010-3453 CVE-2010-3454 CVE-2010-3451 CVE-2010-4643 CVE-2010-3689 CVE-2010-4253 — OpenOffice.org is an office productivity suite that includes desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation manager, formula editor, … Read More

kernel (SL4)

By Scientific Linux Team on January 20, 2011

Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update Issue Date: 2011-01-18 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-4242 CVE-2010-3859 CVE-2010-4083 CVE-2010-3876 CVE-2010-4157 CVE-2010-4072 CVE-2010-4073 CVE-2010-4075 CVE-2010-4080 CVE-2010-4158 CVE-2010-4249 — The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This … Read More

exim (SL4, SL5)

By Scientific Linux Team on January 19, 2011

Synopsis: Moderate: exim security update Issue Date: 2011-01-17 CVE Numbers: CVE-2010-4345 — Exim is a mail transport agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on UNIX systems connected to the Internet. A privilege escalation flaw was discovered … Read More