A special extended edition of Tech Messages for 2008-03-13 through 2008-03-14:

Analyzing the Linux Kernel vmsplice ExploitIf you were affected by the vmsplice() exploit, here is some further information.
#234521: Yellow “Prototype” Sticker on Sun Blade 6000 Power Supply Units (PSUs) Should be IgnoredThis is just funny.
#234601: Under Certain Conditions, Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) “deleteboard” and “moveboard” Operations [...]

Categories: Tech Messages

Cisco Systems Inc.

CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Corporation

FAQ added about known issues relating to users of Excel 2003 Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3

Red Hat, Inc.

RHSA-2008:0167 Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Security Vulnerability in the Solaris 10 Java Desktop System (JDS) XscreenSaver(1) Application May Allow Unauthorized Access to [...]

Categories: Security Updates

For some reason, Cisco didn’t send a link for the announcement related to Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management. Hopefully you’ll be able to find some more information on their website if your affected. Otherwise, enjoy the Cisco End-of-Life / End-of-Sale Batch #27.
Don’t forget, most EoL / EoS announcements include a list of product [...]

Categories: Networking

Cisco Systems Inc.

Cisco Secure Access Control Server for Windows User-Changeable Password Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Corporation

Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

A Security Vulnerability Relating to Inter-Process Communication (IPC) May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS)

Categories: Security Updates

I’m not a fan of Firefox 3 Beta 4’s new navigation buttons. I don’t really use these buttons, but that huge Back button keeps distracting me. Thankfully there’s a way to fix this, but it’s not in the Preferences menu.
The key to getting a more reasonable set of navigation buttons is in the View [...]

Categories: Software