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Leenix News

09th June 2009

Linux Kernel 2.6.30 Released

2.6.30 has many new features. The highlights of which are;

• log-structured NILFS2 filesystem
• filesystem for object-based storage devices
• a caching layer for local caching of NFS data
• the RDS protocol which delivers high-performance reliable connections between the servers of a cluster
• a distributed networking filesystem (POHMELFS)
• automatic flushing of files on renames/truncates in ext3, ext4 and btrfs
• preliminary support for the 802.11w drafts
• asynchronous scanning of devices and partitions for faster bootup
• MD support for switching between raid5/6 modes
• several new drivers and many other small improvements

More info

21st Apr 2009

udev: Multiple vulnerabilities

Two errors in udev allow for a local root compromise and a Denial of Service.

Sebastian Krahmer of SUSE discovered the following two vulnerabilities:

• udev does not verify the origin of NETLINK messages properly
• A buffer overflow exists in the util_path_encode() function in lib/libudev-util.c

Upgrade to version >=124-r2

CVE-2009-1185
CVE-2009-1186

23rd March 2009

Linux Kernel 2.6.29 Released

Linux 2.6.29 adds kernel based graphic mode setting, WiMAX support, Access Point support in the wifi stack, the inclusion of the btrfs and squashfs filesystems, ecryptfs filename encryption, ext4 no journaling mode, ocfs2 metadata checksums, a more scalable RCU implementation, filesystem freeze support, swap management in the memory controller, many new drivers and many other improvements.

More info

19th March 2009

Ext4 data loss; explanations and workarounds

Ext4 seems to making quite a drama in the linux world. While its impressive in performance, it seems its not as resilient as its former incarnation. H-Online have some explanations and workarounds on the problems facing EXT4.

More info

26th Feb 2009

New Leenix Site Lauched

Our new site is here!
We hope you enjoy your stay