LinuxPR: Based on embedded Linux technology, Beijing Co-Creator Open Source Software Co., Ltd has developed CCOffice. It is the first complete embedded Linux-based office suite in China compatible with MS office file formats. Offering various office functions, CCOffice is an ideal office suite for such embedded devices as PDA, STB and thin clients.”

LinuxPR: Linux storms the Enterprise Telephony market with the merger of it’s two leading telephony projects… These projects, GNU Bayonne and PreViking, have already defined the leading edge in deliverable telephony solutions based upon the linux operating system.” Read more in this press release.

Conectiva: “A vulnerability in the pine URL handler was discovered that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands in the user’s machine by encapsulating them in a URL using environment variables.”

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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE   : pine
SUMMARY   : URL handler vulnerability
DATE      : 2002-01-31 12:01:00
ID        : CLA-2002:460
RELEVANT
RELEASES  : 5.0, prg graficos, ecommerce, 5.1, 7.0

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DESCRIPTION
 Pine is a mail and news text based client developed by the Washington
 University[1].

 A vulnerability[2] in the pine URL handler was discovered that allows
 remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands in the user's
 machine by encapsulating them in a URL using environment variables.

 This vulnerability only affects users whith the msg-view-url option
 enabled (which is not the default).

 It was originally discovered[3] by Jim Hebert jhebert@jhebert.cx> on
 November 18, 1999, rediscovered by zen-parse zen-parse@gmx.net> on
 October 20, 2001 and reannounced to Bugtraq on January 5, 2002.


SOLUTION
 All pine users should upgrade.

 REFERENCES:
 1 .http://www.washington.edu/pine/
2 .http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3815
3 .http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/35296


DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES 
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/SRPMS/pine-4.44L-1U50_1cl.src.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/pine-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/pico-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/pilot-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/SRPMS/pine-4.44L-1U51_1cl.src.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/pine-4.44L-1U51_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/pilot-4.44L-1U51_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/pico-4.44L-1U51_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/pine-4.44L-1U70_1cl.src.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/pico-4.44L-1U70_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/pine-4.44L-1U70_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/pilot-4.44L-1U70_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/SRPMS/pine-4.44L-1U50_1cl.src.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/pine-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/pico-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/pilot-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/SRPMS/pine-4.44L-1U50_1cl.src.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/pine-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/pico-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpmftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/pilot-4.44L-1U50_1cl.i386.rpm


ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
 Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform
 upgrades of RPM packages:
 - add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet
   (you may also use linuxconf to do this):

 rpm [cncbr]  ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates

(replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0)

 - run:                 apt-get update
 - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade

 Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
 can be found at  http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en


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on how to import it can be found at 
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at  http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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Linux Planet: “I do not always agree with RMS and rarely do I think his methodology is something that works… I think he is one of those people who truly believes he’s got it right and come Hell or high water, he’s going to spread the word. But one thing I will always agree upon: there is a clear and definite need for free software or something like it in the world today.” Read more here.

The Register reports: “How much do you love Microsoft’s .NET? Enough to trust your Gnome applications to its APIs in the future? That’s what Gnome leader Miguel de Icaza, believes should happen. Miguel calls .NET the “natural upgrade” for the Gnome platform… He also had praise for the new Microsoft security model, dismissed the notion that Redmond was employing embrace and extend to its web services protocols, and put the message that the community should get over its beef with The Beast.
”

LinuxPR: “LinuxCertified, Inc. will offer its next Linux Network Services Bootcamp, on February 16-17, 2002 in San Francisco bay area (south bay). This workshop has been designed for network administrators in charge of providing key network services on Linux servers. All students get a free Linux laptop!” Read more here.

Mandrake: “There are two problems with the gzip archiving program; the first is a crash when an input file name is over 1020 characters, and the second is a buffer overflow that could be exploited if gzip is run on a server such as an FTP server. The patch applied is from the gzip developers and the problems have been fixed in the latest beta.”

From:	 Mandrake Linux Security Team <security@linux-mandrake.com>
To:	 security-announce@linux-mandrake.com
Subject: [Security Announce] MDKSA-2002:011 - gzip update
Date:	 31 Jan 2002 22:30:46 -0000

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

________________________________________________________________________

                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
________________________________________________________________________

Package name:           gzip
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2002:011
Date:                   January 31st, 2002
Affected versions:      7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1,
                        Single Network Firewall 7.2
________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

 There are two problems with the gzip archiving program; the first is
 a crash when an input file name is over 1020 characters, and the second
 is a buffer overflow that could be exploited if gzip is run on a server
 such as an FTP server.  The patch applied is from the gzip developers
 and the problems have been fixed in the latest beta.
________________________________________________________________________

References:

  http://www.gzip.org/#patch
________________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages:

 Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
 3f6150749a54bf1b23883aef86a56d3b  7.1/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.2mdk.i586.rpm
 66a43cdb4e1aa47cd21c73fd2ce7486b  7.1/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.2mdk.src.rpm

 Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
 d8cbd0398f776074a1966306d4d4ec01  7.2/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.i586.rpm
 462664bd9f12cda8e73160ffff98770f  7.2/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0:
 62856680235f87c6ad3327d5b7fa0dbb  8.0/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.i586.rpm
 462664bd9f12cda8e73160ffff98770f  8.0/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc:
 a8390f5cffaa178e4d072a15c16d44e9  ppc/8.0/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 462664bd9f12cda8e73160ffff98770f  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1:
 0c4bd47c8314d2df3b5dd98476a75c80  8.1/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.i586.rpm
 462664bd9f12cda8e73160ffff98770f  8.1/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64:
 ac92d89175214285cf11d2663744a040  ia64/8.1/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.ia64.rpm
 462664bd9f12cda8e73160ffff98770f  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate Server 1.0.1:
 3f6150749a54bf1b23883aef86a56d3b  1.0.1/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.2mdk.i586.rpm
 66a43cdb4e1aa47cd21c73fd2ce7486b  1.0.1/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.2mdk.src.rpm

 Single Network Firewall 7.2:
 d8cbd0398f776074a1966306d4d4ec01  snf7.2/RPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.i586.rpm
 462664bd9f12cda8e73160ffff98770f  snf7.2/SRPMS/gzip-1.2.4a-9.1mdk.src.rpm
________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

________________________________________________________________________

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one 
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:

  rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to 
update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security@linux-mandrake.com
________________________________________________________________________

Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
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LinuxPR: “In a move that will allow true interoperability between Linux distributions and better internationalization capabilities, the Free Standards Group has released LSB 1.1 and Li18nux 1.0. LSB enhances existing compatibility among Linux distributions and will enable software applications to run on any compliant Linux-based operating system. The Linux Internationalization Initiative (Li18nux) creates a foundation for language globalization of compliant distributions and applications.” Read more here.

Internetnews.com notes the increased business focus of LinuxWorld this year.

Aurora Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of a Linux device driver for its
PCI and cPCI synchronous and asynchronous multiport serial controllers. This new integrated, multifunction Linux driver features sync
and async TTY devices, a CUA call-out device, a sync character driver, and network device driver functionality that emulates
Ethernet over wide area network (WAN).

Aurora’s Linux driver offers a unique synchronous network driver that provides a serial Ethernet-like interface, which transmits and
receives Ethernet frames on the serial interface without the extra overhead and complexity associated with synchronous PPP. This
streamlined approach avoids the complexities associated with vendor-based remote access protocols.

Another key feature of this Linux driver is its compatibility with Aurora’s XP series of expansion chassis. This hardware and driver
combination benefits the user by providing up to 56 ports from a single host slot.

Other benefits of Aurora’s Linux device driver include an asynchronous TTY driver that supports serial connections to asynchronous
TTYs with the standard Linux/Unix terminal capabilities and custom baud rates. A synchronous character driver provides a standard
read/write interface to the network driver. The Aurora Linux software also provides full sync/async modem support for all ports
supporting up to V.92 and V.Everything.

“Aurora’s new multifunction Linux serial driver provides a level of sophistication, performance, flexibility, and reliability for enterprise
users that previously was unobtainable from the standard commercial Unix distributions,” says Joachim Martillo, President, Telford
Tools, Inc., Aurora’s development partner for this project.

Aurora packages the Linux driver with source code for users to modify for custom applications. Partitioned by functionality, the source
code comes with functional and design specifications as well as other user documentation.

Aurora Linux driver is ideal for high-speed, high-throughput applications in the financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing,
military/defense, education, and ISP industries.

The new Linux device driver support the following Aurora PCI and cPCI multiport serial controllers:

• Apollo 4020P (PCI, Asynchronous)
• Saturn 2520P, 4520P, and 8520P (PCI, Synchronous/Asynchronous)
• LANMultiServer 2000P Series (PCI, Asynchronous)
• WANMultiServer 3000P Series (PCI, Synchronous/Asynchronous)
• Vanguard 4520CP (cPCI, Synchronous/Asynchronous)

The Aurora Linux ASLX 2.01 driver (kernel 2.4.17 or higher) is free to the public and available via the company’s website at
http://www.auroratech.com/Linux/linux-form.html.

About Aurora Technologies, Inc.
Aurora Technologies, A Carlo Gavazzi Group Company, is a leading supplier of multiport serial connectivity products and console
management solutions for the Sun(tm) Microsystems and Linux(r) markets. Aurora is an ISO 9001 certified company.

Aurora’s serial connectivity solutions have been deployed in a wide range of industries including financial services, telecommunications,
manufacturing, military/defense, education, and ISPs.

For more information, please contact Kerry Dwyer, Press Relations at:
10 Mupac Drive Brockton, MA 02301
USA
Phone: 508-588-6110, Ext. 374
Fax: 508-588-0498
E-mail: kerryd@auroratech.com
URL: http:// www.auroratech.com