[SOLVED] Security Patch

[rokytnji]

Doing some testing. Fresh install of AntiX 14 a5 patch on my new M&A touchscreen Netbook that came in FedEx today.

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harry@scuzbucket:~
$ ldd --version
ldd (Debian GLIBC 2.19-13) 2.19
Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Roland McGrath and Ulrich Drepper.

I be not afeared.

[Coastie]

It appears from this posting that security threat only applies to older 10.04 and 12.04 Ubuntu -- meaning anyone with LL 2.0 and above is not affected.  ..

Thanks, gold_finger. 

[gold_finger]

It appears from this posting that security threat only applies to older 10.04 and 12.04 Ubuntu -- meaning anyone with LL 2.0 and above is not affected.  Don't know anything about when/if updates have already gone out for the older Ubuntus (and subsequently the older LL's).

[altman]

Thanx , bookmarked these 2 additional links for future updates .

[Coastie]

I think it was  Ghostscript package http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2483-2/. When I searched today I found this list: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/trusty/.

[altman]

Is that that security update Coastie ! http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/latest_logs?utf8=%E2%9C%93&dist=trusty&commit=Filter&noppa=2&levels%5Bbackports%5D=1&levels%5Bsecurity%5D=1&levels%5Bproposed%5D=1&levels%5Bbase%5D=1&levels%5Bupdates%5D=1

[altman]

Well , some security concerns start one day on ubuntu &/or Linux . It had to happen .

Thanx Coastie for info .

[Coastie]

I received a news article by RSS a few days ago about a new security vulnerability in Ubuntu which allowed someone to gain access to your PC. Since then I have been looking for a security update. (I check Install Updates at least once a day.) Since reading this article, I have not been offered a security update. There was a link in the article to Ubuntu which offered a link to the update. I did not use it because I thought I would get it the usual way in a few days.

Was the article out of date and we already have that update or should I have gotten the patch from the Ubuntu website or just be patient until it is offered the usual way?

(I know my paranoia is showing.    It comes from too many years using Windows and being abandoned by Apple support because I have an iMac PPC* instead of an Intel  Mac.)

* as well as this Linux computer