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security advisoryfedoraimportantFedora 44 plasma-setup Important Update 2026-fe3d8d4767 for KDE 6.6.4
Frameworks 6.25.0 + KDE Plasma 6.6.4. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767 2026-04-16 23:40:54.273526+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : plasma-setup Product : Fedora 44 Version : 6.6.4 Release : 4.fc44 URL : https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-setup Summary : Initial setup for systems using KDE Plasma Description : Initial setup for systems using KDE Plasma. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Frameworks 6.25.0 + KDE Plasma 6.6.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Tue Apr 14 2026 Adam Williamson - 6.6.4-4 - Drop MR #99 backport, it's broken (desktop doesn't load right) * Tue Apr 14 2026 Adam Williamson - 6.6.4-3 - Backport MR #99 to fix launcher icon when selecting dark mode - Backport MR #100 to maybe fix strange behavior in wifi page * Tue Apr 14 2026 Adam Williamson - 6.6.4-2 - Backport MR #98 to fix system-wide network connection creation * Fri Apr 10 2026 Steve Cossette - 6.6.4-1 - 6.6.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2455469 - Configuring WifI network via Network pane appears to not work https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455469 [ 2 ] Bug #2457573 - FE: KDE Frameworks 6.25.0 + Plasma 6.6.4 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457573 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767' 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 FedoraProject GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Apr 16, 2026
•Important
Fedora
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security advisoryfedoraupdateFedora 34: 2021-303f6623fa Critical: GNOME Initial Setup Flaws
GNOME 40.rc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2021-303f6623fa 2021-03-20 00:16:30.596999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : gnome-initial-setup Product : Fedora 34 Version : 40~rc Release : 1.fc34 URL : https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/InitialSetup Summary : Bootstrapping your OS Description : GNOME Initial Setup is an alternative to firstboot, providing a good setup experience to welcome you to your system, and walks you through configuring it. It is integrated with gdm. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: GNOME 40.rc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Mon Mar 15 2021 Kalev Lember - 40~rc-1 - Update to 40.rc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1925640 - CVE-2020-36241 gnome-autoar: directory traversal via a malicious archive that contains a file whose parent is a symbolic link which points outside of the destination directory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925640 [ 2 ] Bug #1940026 - CVE-2021-28650 gnome-autoar: directory traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink in certain complex situations https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1940026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-303f6623fa' 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 --
Mar 19, 2021
•Critical
Fedora
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security advisorysecurity issuebug fixScientific Linux: SLSA-2018-3249-1 Low Severity: Setup Nologin Issue
setup: nologin listed in /etc/shells violates security expectations (CVE-2018-1113) SL7 noarch setup-2.8.71-10.el7.noarch.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team. Synopsis: Low: setup security and bug fix update Advisory ID: SLSA-2018:3249-1 Issue Date: 2018-10-30 CVE Numbers: CVE-2018-1113 -- Security Fix(es): * setup: nologin listed in /etc/shells violates security expectations (CVE-2018-1113) -- SL7 noarch setup-2.8.71-10.el7.noarch.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team . Moderate priority resolution for configuration that compromises security standards concerning nologin entry in /etc/shells on Scientific Linux.. setup security, bug fix, Scientific Linux advisory, nologin issue. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 26, 2018
•Low
Scientific Linux
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security advisoryfedoracriticalFedora 28: 2018-f47268acd5 Critical Setup Security Advisory
- don't list nologin in /etc/shells (#1378893). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-f47268acd5 2018-04-27 03:58:32.277115 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : setup Product : Fedora 28 Version : 2.11.4 Release : 1.fc28 URL : https://pagure.io/setup/ Summary : A set of system configuration and setup files Description : The setup package contains a set of important system configuration and setup files, such as passwd, group, and profile. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: - don't list nologin in /etc/shells (#1378893) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Mon Apr 16 2018 Ondrej Vasik - 2.11.4-1 - don't list nologin in /etc/shells (#1378893) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1378893 - CVE-2018-1113 setup: nologin listed in /etc/shells violates security expectations [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378893 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2018-f47268acd5' 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 --
Apr 27, 2018
•Critical
Fedora
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security advisoryupdatecriticalFedora Core 4: Important Security Update for setup-2.5.44-1.1
Updated package.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2005-000 2005-09-06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Product : Fedora Core 4 Name : util-linux Version : 2.12p Release : 9.9 Summary : A collection of basic system utilities. Description : The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others, Util-linux contains the fdisk configuration tool and the login program. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Mon Sep 5 2005 Karel Zak 2.12p-9.9 - fix #167200 - finger reports "never logged in" if run as non-root (change perms of /var/log/lastlog to 0644) * Mon Aug 29 2005 Karel Zak 2.12p-9.8 - fix #166923 - hwclock will not run on a non audit-enabled kernel - fix #159410 - mkswap(8) claims max swap area size is 2 GB ---------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be downloaded from: d5f58df469eeab3be19e7edec03ba674 SRPMS/util-linux-2.12p-9.9.src.rpm ff6e2dee430f6c57b222ce98bbbc08a4 ppc/util-linux-2.12p-9.9.ppc.rpm 77824d02d7d9f75bf78950e08d34d830 ppc/debug/util-linux-debuginfo-2.12p-9.9.ppc.rpm 56dfea31f804e263054c16348c0108b2 x86_64/util-linux-2.12p-9.9.x86_64.rpm e97833047141c1ca15ce9294c7ae84e7 x86_64/debug/util-linux-debuginfo-2.12p-9.9.x86_64.rpm 7805c2cb8783b275319e4427f545601a i386/util-linux-2.12p-9.9.i386.rpm 57aa2eebcf6cab55a088e022dd74900d i386/debug/util-linux-debuginfo-2.12p-9.9.i386.rpm This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------=============================================================================== From: "Bill Nottingham" " To:
Sep 06, 2005
•Important
Fedora
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