Episode 19

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Episode 19

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Feb 4, 2019

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This week we look at updates to the Linux kernel in preparation for the 18.04.2 release, plus updates for Open vSwitch, Firefox, Avahi, LibVNCServer and more. We also revisit and discuss upstream changes to the mincore() system call to thwart page-cache side-channel attacks first discussed in [Episode 17](https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-17/).

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Feb 4, 2019

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A weekly podcast talking about the latest developments and updates from the Ubuntu Security team, including a summary of the security vulnerabilities and fixes from the last week as well as a discussion on some of the goings on in the wider Ubuntu Security community.

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Episode 0: The first ever episode of the Ubuntu Security Podcast! by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 18: This week we look at some details of the 46 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases and take a deep dive into the recent apt security bug. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 12: This week we look at some details of the 33 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases, including some significant updates for systemd and the kernel, plus we talk about even more Intel side-channel vulnerabilities and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 3: This week we look at 29 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases, a discussion of the Main Inclusion Review process and recent news around the bubblewrap package, and open positions within the team. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 1: Another week, another speculative execution vulnerablity... and more! by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 6: This week we look at some details of the 17 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 14: This week we look at some details of the 32 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases and talk open source software supply chain integrity and how this relates to Ubuntu compared to the recent npm event-stream compromise. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 23: This week we look at security updates for the Linux kernel, PHP and NVIDIA drivers, revealing recent research into GPU based side-channel attacks plus we call for suggestions on hardening features and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 2: L1TF kernel regressions, WPA2 key recovery, mirror fail and more! by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 7: This week we look at some details of the 78 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases including more GhostScript, ImageMagick, WebKitGTK, Linux kernel and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 11: This week we look at some details of the 23 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases, discuss the latest purported Intel side-channel vulnerability PortSmash and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 4: A quieter week in package updates - this week we look at some details of the 9 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases and talk about various hardening guides for Ubuntu. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 28: This week we look at updates for vulnerabilities in wpa_supplicant, Samba, systemd, wget and more and we talk to Joe about IoT security (or the prevailing lack-thereof). by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 5: This week we look at some details of the 43 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases and talk about the recently announced Extended Security Maintenance support for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 21: Double episode covering the security updates from the last 2 weeks, including snapd (DirtySock), systemd and more, plus we talk responsible disclosure and some open positions on the Ubuntu Security team. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 10: This week we look at some details of the 17 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases, have a brief look at some Canonical presentations from LSS-EU and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 25: Ghostscript is back to haunt us for another week, plus we look at vulnerabilities in ntfs-3g, snapd, firefox and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 17: First episode of 2019! This week we look "System Down" in systemd, as well as updates for the Linux kernel, GnuPG, PolicyKit and more, and discuss a recent cache-side channel attack using the mincore() system call. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 26: This week we look security updates for a heap of packages including Firefox &amp; Thunderbird, PHP &amp; QEMU, plus we discuss Facebook's recent password storage incident as well as some listener hardening tips and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 27: Carpe Diem for Apache HTTP Server, plus updates for Dovecot, PolicyKit and the Linux kernel, and we talk to Joe McManus about the recent Asus ShadowHammer supply chain attack and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 8: This week we look at some details of the 15 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases and discuss some of the security relevant changes in Ubuntu 18.10, plus a refresh of the Ubuntu CVE tracker and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 36: Security updates for DBus, vim, elfutils, GLib and more, plus Joe and Alex look at another npm package hijack as well as some wider discussions around the big vim RCE of this week. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 13: This week we look at some details of the 16 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases and more. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 34: This week we look at security updates for Keepalived, Corosync, GnuTLS, libseccomp and more, plus we talk insider threats with Joe McManus. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 19: This week we look at updates to the Linux kernel in preparation for the 18.04.2 release, plus updates for Open vSwitch, Firefox, Avahi, LibVNCServer and more. We also revisit and discuss upstream changes to the mincore() system call to thwart... by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 15: Security updates for 29 CVEs including Perl, the kernel, OpenSSL (PortSmash) and more, plus in response to some listener questions, we discuss how to make sure you always have the latest security updates by using unattended-upgrades. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 9: This week we look at some details of the 61 unique CVEs addressed across the supported Ubuntu releases, with a particular focus on the recent Xorg vulnerability ([CVE-2018-14665](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14665)), plus Cosmic is now... by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 33: Updated Intel microcode for Cherry + Bay Trial CPUs, fixes for vulnerabilities in curl, Firefox, PHP and MariaDB, plus we talk configuration of virtualised guests to mitigate speculative execution vulnerabilities as well as plans for... by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 22: This week we cover security updates including Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenSSL and another Ghostscript regression, plus we look at a recent report from Capsule8 comparing Linux hardening features across various distributions and we answer some... by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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