Monthly Archives: August 2023

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python3.9-3.9.18-1.fc38

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FEDORA-2023-7aa64e4a41

Packages in this update:

python3.9-3.9.18-1.fc38

Update description:

Update to 3.9.18

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rubygem-actioncable-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-actionmailbox-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-actionmailer-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-actionpack-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-actiontext-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-actionview-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-activejob-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-activemodel-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-activerecord-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-activestorage-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-activesupport-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-rails-7.0.7.2-1.fc40 rubygem-railties-7.0.7.2-1.fc40

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FEDORA-2023-28962dd58a

Packages in this update:

rubygem-actioncable-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-actionmailbox-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-actionmailer-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-actionpack-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-actiontext-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-actionview-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-activejob-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-activemodel-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-activerecord-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-activestorage-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-activesupport-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-rails-7.0.7.2-1.fc40
rubygem-railties-7.0.7.2-1.fc40

Update description:

Ruby on Rails security upgrade: https://rubyonrails.org/2023/8/22/Rails-Versions-7-0-7-2-6-1-7-6-have-been-released – incorrect file permissions on encrypted files. Exploit not known.

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News

Identity Theft from 1965 Uncovered through Face Recognition

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Interesting story:

Napoleon Gonzalez, of Etna, assumed the identity of his brother in 1965, a quarter century after his sibling’s death as an infant, and used the stolen identity to obtain Social Security benefits under both identities, multiple passports and state identification cards, law enforcement officials said.

[…]

A new investigation was launched in 2020 after facial identification software indicated Gonzalez’s face was on two state identification cards.

The facial recognition technology is used by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles to ensure no one obtains multiple credentials or credentials under someone else’s name, said Emily Cook, spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office.

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Advisories

php-phpmailer6-6.8.1-1.fc38

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FEDORA-2023-e51479556c

Packages in this update:

php-phpmailer6-6.8.1-1.fc38

Update description:

Minor security note

The DSN support added in 6.8.0 reflects the DSN back to the user in an error message if it is invalid. If a DSN uses user-supplied input (a very bad idea), it opens a distant possibility of XSS if the host app does not escape output. In an abundance of caution, malformed DSNs are no longer reflected in error messages.

Changes

Don’t reflect malformed DSNs in error messages to avert any risk of XSS
Improve Simplified Chinese, Sinhalese, and Norwegian translations
Don’t use setAccessible in PHP >= 8.1 in tests
Avoid a deprecation notice in PHP 8.3
Fix link in readme

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php-phpmailer6-6.8.1-1.fc37

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FEDORA-2023-f2be748f28

Packages in this update:

php-phpmailer6-6.8.1-1.fc37

Update description:

Minor security note

The DSN support added in 6.8.0 reflects the DSN back to the user in an error message if it is invalid. If a DSN uses user-supplied input (a very bad idea), it opens a distant possibility of XSS if the host app does not escape output. In an abundance of caution, malformed DSNs are no longer reflected in error messages.

Changes

Don’t reflect malformed DSNs in error messages to avert any risk of XSS
Improve Simplified Chinese, Sinhalese, and Norwegian translations
Don’t use setAccessible in PHP >= 8.1 in tests
Avoid a deprecation notice in PHP 8.3
Fix link in readme

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php-phpmailer6-6.8.1-1.fc39

Read Time:38 Second

FEDORA-2023-f9877b5292

Packages in this update:

php-phpmailer6-6.8.1-1.fc39

Update description:

Minor security note

The DSN support added in 6.8.0 reflects the DSN back to the user in an error message if it is invalid. If a DSN uses user-supplied input (a very bad idea), it opens a distant possibility of XSS if the host app does not escape output. In an abundance of caution, malformed DSNs are no longer reflected in error messages.

Changes

Don’t reflect malformed DSNs in error messages to avert any risk of XSS
Improve Simplified Chinese, Sinhalese, and Norwegian translations
Don’t use setAccessible in PHP >= 8.1 in tests
Avoid a deprecation notice in PHP 8.3
Fix link in readme

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