Red Hat, Inc.

RHSA-2008:0486 Moderate: nfs-utils security update
RHSA-2008:0649 Moderate: libxslt security update
RHSA-2008:0790 Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update
RHSA-2008:0812 Critical: RealPlayer security update

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

UPDATE - Security Vulnerability in the TCP Implementation of Solaris Systems May Allow a Denial of Service When Accepting New Connections While Undergoing a TCP “SYN Flood” Attack
UPDATE - SNMPv3 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in snmpd(1M)

Categories: Security Updates

As far as I can remember, Cisco EoL / EoS Batch #51 is the first batch to include a Cisco VoIP product. Personally I prefer the Linksys (a division of Cisco) phones because of their XML configuration files.
Don’t forget, most EoL / EoS announcements include a list of product migration options. If you need [...]

Categories: Networking

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 plugin for Sun N1 Service Provisioning System (SPS)
A Security Vulnerability in picld(1M) May Allow a Denial of Service to System Monitoring and System Services

Categories: Security Updates

Database transactions are really no mystery. For the uninitiated, the idea is that we want to make changes to the database inside of a transaction that can be committed or thrown away. Why is this a good thing? Without transactions, changes to the database have to be manually undone if an error occurs along the [...]

Categories: Programming

Interesting news from around the web for 2008-07-28:

Cisco's new ASR 1000 edge routers improve network integrationDear readers - Please send me one Cisco ASR 1000 for testing. Thanks.
Why I'm no longer an active CCIEIvan nicely summarizes my feelings regarding most technical certifications. I too have had certifications that I let lapse simply because they [...]

Categories: Tech Messages