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Fedora 43 Pie 1.4.1 Update PHP Installer FEDORA-2026-3f4283f831

Version 1.4.1 Update bundled Composer to 2.9.7 Version 1.4.0 New features! Prompt to install missing system dependencies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-3f4283f831 2026-04-23 01:08:14.063017+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : pie Product : Fedora 43 Version : 1.4.1 Release : 1.fc43 URL : https://github.com/php/pie Summary : PHP Installer for Extensions Description : PIE (PHP Installer for Extensions). PIE can install an extension to any installed PHP version. A list of extensions that support PIE can be found on https://packagist.org/extensions. Documentation: /usr/share/doc/pie/docs/usage.md -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Version 1.4.1 Update bundled Composer to 2.9.7 Version 1.4.0 New features! Prompt to install missing system dependencies Prompt to install build toolchain Support pre-packaged-binary for download-url-method Support INSTALL_ROOT environment variable to override destination For more information, see Upstream annoucenement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Tue Apr 14 2026 Remi Collet - 1.4.1-1 - update to 1.4.1 * Wed Apr 8 2026 Remi Collet - 1.4.0-1 - update to 1.4.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-3f4283f831' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . Learn about the 1.4.1 update for Fedora's PHP Installer, adding Composer 2.9.7 and new features for better management.. Fedora PHP Installer update Composer system dependencies. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Apr 23, 2026 Fedora
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Debian 10 Buster DLA-3550-1 Moderate: Opendmarc Script Hang Issue

It was discovered that there was an issue in the opendmarc DMARC email filter system. A call to "db_stop" was missing from the post-installation script which meant that, under some configurations, the script would hang indefinitely. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3550-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb August 30, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : opendmarc Version : 1.3.2-6+deb10u4 Debian Bug : 965284 It was discovered that there was an issue in the opendmarc DMARC email filter system. A call to "db_stop" was missing from the post-installation script which meant that, under some configurations, the script would hang indefinitely. This problem had been previously addressed in Debian bug #965284 within Debian "unstable"; this update merely cherry-picks this update for Debian LTS. For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.2-6+deb10u4. We recommend that you upgrade your opendmarc packages. For the detailed security status of opendmarc please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/opendmarc Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS . Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5042-1 relates to openssl vulnerability affecting secure communications, potentially allowing data exposure.. Opendmarc Security Update, Debian LTS, Email Filter Issues, Script Upgrade Recommendations. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Aug 30, 2023 Debian LTS
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Debian 10 Buster DLA-3114-2: Mariadb-10.3 Bug Fix and Server Update

The update for mariadb-10.3 released as DLA-3114 introduced a bug in the mariadb-server-10.3 package, that could cause installation failures when installing or updating plugin packages. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3114-2 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort September 30, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : mariadb-10.3 Version : 1:10.3.36-0+deb10u2 Debian Bug : 1020301 The update for mariadb-10.3 released as DLA-3114 introduced a bug in the mariadb-server-10.3 package, that could cause installation failures when installing or updating plugin packages. For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:10.3.36-0+deb10u2. We recommend that you upgrade your mariadb-10.3 packages. For the detailed security status of mariadb-10.3 please refer to its security tracker page at: Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS . The DLA-3114-3 notice highlights an issue in postgresql-12.8 that leads to configuration errors, alongside suggested corrections.. Debian LTS,mariadb security,installation failures,bug fix,server update. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Sep 30, 2022 Important Debian LTS
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Mageia: 2022-0294 Moderate: Nodejs Installation Issue Security Advisory

The npm ci command in npm 7.x and 8.x through 8.1.3 proceeds with an installation even if dependency information in package-lock.json differs from package.json. This behavior is inconsistent with the documentation, and makes it easier for attackers to install malware that was supposed to have been blocked by an exact version match requirement in . MGASA-2022-0294 - Updated nodejs packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 25 Aug 2022 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0294.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 8 CVE: CVE-2021-43616, CVE-2022-32212, CVE-2022-32213, CVE-2022-32214, CVE-2022-32215, CVE-2022-32222 The npm ci command in npm 7.x and 8.x through 8.1.3 proceeds with an installation even if dependency information in package-lock.json differsfrom package.json. This behavior is inconsistent with the documentation, and makes it easier for attackers to install malware that was supposed to have been blocked by an exact version match requirement in package-lock.json. (CVE-2021-43616) DNS rebinding in --inspect via invalid IP addresses (CVE-2022-32212) HTTP Request Smuggling - Flawed Parsing of Transfer-Encoding (CVE-2022-32213) HTTP Request Smuggling - Improper Delimiting of Header Fields (CVE-2022-32214) HTTP Request Smuggling - Incorrect Parsing of Multi-line Transfer-Encoding (CVE-2022-32215) Attempt to read openssl.cnf from /home/iojs/build/ upon startup (CVE-2022-32222) References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30078 - https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2022-security-releases/ - https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v14.19.0 - https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v14.19.1 - https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v14.19.2 - https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v14.19.3 - https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v14.20.0 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43616 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32212 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32213 -https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32214 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32215 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32222 SRPMS: - 8/core/nodejs-14.20.0-1.1.mga8 . Mageia has announced security note MGASA-2022-0294, addressing various vulnerabilities in nodejs packages to enhance system security.. nodejs Security Updates, Mageia Nodejs Vulnerabilities, Npm Package Threats. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Aug 25, 2022 Mageia
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Fedora 36: FEDORA-2022-6746739d52 Moderate: Problems with SVG Installation

Add mingw subpackages.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2022-6746739d52 2022-03-26 14:56:28.650826 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : svg2svgt Product : Fedora 36 Version : 0.9.6 Release : 14.fc36 URL : https://github.com/manisandro/svg2svgt Summary : SVG to SVG Tiny converter Description : Library and tools to convert SVG images to SVG Tiny, the subset of SVG implemented by QtSvg. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Add mingw subpackages. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Thu Feb 24 2022 Sandro Mani - 0.9.6-14 - Make mingw subpackages noarch * Sat Feb 19 2022 Sandro Mani - 0.9.6-13 - Add mingw subpackage --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #2060171 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw64-freeimage, mingw32-freeimage https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060171 [ 2 ] Bug #2060172 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-gdal, mingw64-gdal https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060172 [ 3 ] Bug #2060174 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-opencv, mingw64-opencv https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060174 [ 4 ] Bug #2060175 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-poppler, mingw64-poppler https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060175 [ 5 ] Bug #2060176 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-python3-shapely, mingw64-python3-shapely https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060176 [ 6 ] Bug #2060177 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-qtspell-qt5, mingw64-qtspell-qt5 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060177 [ 7 ] Bug #2060358 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-python3-pyproj, mingw64-python3-pyproj https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060358 [ 8 ] Bug #2060816 -F36FailsToInstall: mingw64-SDL2_image, mingw32-SDL2_image https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060816 [ 9 ] Bug #2060818 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-qt5-qtimageformats, mingw64-qt5-qtimageformats https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060818 [ 10 ] Bug #2060819 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-qt5-qtwebkit, mingw64-qt5-qtwebkit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060819 [ 11 ] Bug #2060820 - F36FailsToInstall: mingw32-qt6-qtimageformats, mingw64-qt6-qtimageformats https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060820 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2022-6746739d52' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure . The recent update for the SVG to SVG Tiny converter on Fedora 36 improves mingw subpackage support while also resolving installation problems effectively.. SVG Converter, Fedora Update, Security Improvement, Source Code, Software Fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 26, 2022 Fedora
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Debian: DSA-5056-1 StrongSwan DoS Risk and Authentication Error

Zhuowei Zhang discovered a bug in the EAP authentication client code of strongSwan, an IKE/IPsec suite, that may allow to bypass the client and in some scenarios even the server authentication, or could lead to a denial-of-service attack. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5056-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez January 24, 2022 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : strongswan CVE ID : CVE-2021-45079 Zhuowei Zhang discovered a bug in the EAP authentication client code of strongSwan, an IKE/IPsec suite, that may allow to bypass the client and in some scenarios even the server authentication, or could lead to a denial-of-service attack. When using EAP authentication (RFC 3748), the successful completion of the authentication is indicated by an EAP-Success message sent by the server to the client. strongSwan's EAP client code handled early EAP-Success messages incorrectly, either crashing the IKE daemon or concluding the EAP method prematurely. End result depend on the used configuration, more details can be found in upstream advisory at https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2022/01/24/strongswan-vulnerability-).html For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 5.7.2-1+deb10u2. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 5.9.1-1+deb11u2. We recommend that you upgrade your strongswan packages. For the detailed security status of strongswan please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/strongswan Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian Security Advisory DSA-5056-2 outlines a vulnerability in strongSwan's EAP client, resulting in potential authentication failures and Denial-of-Service threats.. strongSwan Update,EAP Authentication,Debian Security Advisory,DoS Risk. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Jan 24, 2022 Critical Debian
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4961-1 Moderate: Python-pip Installation Risk

pip could be made to install different git revisions.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4961-1 May 19, 2021 python-pip vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: pip could be made to install different git revisions. Software Description: - python-pip: Python package installer Details: It was discovered that pip incorrectly handled unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: python3-pip 20.0.2-5ubuntu1.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4961-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1926957 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/20.0.2-5ubuntu1.5 . The Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-4961-1 pertains to a security flaw in python-pip, which could lead to possible execution of malicious code through git revision access.. python-pip vulnerability, remote attack exploit, ubuntu security notice. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 May 19, 2021 Ubuntu
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Fedora 33: 2021-3286ac2acc Critical PostgreSQL Installation Problems

Update postgresql and libpq to the new upstream release.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2021-3286ac2acc 2021-02-26 01:07:35.019067 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : postgresql Product : Fedora 33 Version : 12.6 Release : 1.fc33 URL : https://www.postgresql.org/ Summary : PostgreSQL client programs Description : PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system (DBMS). The base postgresql package contains the client programs that you'll need to access a PostgreSQL DBMS server, as well as HTML documentation for the whole system. These client programs can be located on the same machine as the PostgreSQL server, or on a remote machine that accesses a PostgreSQL server over a network connection. The PostgreSQL server can be found in the postgresql-server sub-package. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Update postgresql and libpq to the new upstream release. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Tue Feb 16 2021 Honza Horak - 12.6-1 - Update to 12.6 * Wed Jan 13 2021 Honza Horak - 12.5-1 - Update to 12.5 Also fixes: CVE-2020-14349 CVE-2020-14350 CVE-2020-25695 CVE-2020-25696 CVE-2020-25694 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-3286ac2acc' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure . To resolve installation and upgrade issues with PostgreSQL on Fedora 33, update both PostgreSQL and libpq packages after ensuring your package manager is current.. Fedora PostgreSQL Update, Package Management, Database Security, Installation Issues. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Feb 25, 2021 Critical Fedora
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