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Fedora 26 SSCG Security Update FEDORA-2017-b68534e41f Key Race Condition

Addresses a potential race-condition when the key and certificate share the same file.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-b68534e41f 2017-04-01 16:46:19.662445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : sscg Product : Fedora 26 Version : 2.0.4 Release : 1.fc26 URL : https://github.com/sgallagher/sscg Summary : Simple SSL certificate generator Description : A utility to aid in the creation of more secure "self-signed" certificates. The certificates created by this tool are generated in a way so as to create a CA certificate that can be safely imported into a client machine to trust the service certificate without needing to set up a full PKI environment and without exposing the machine to a risk of false signatures from the service certificate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Addresses a potential race-condition when the key and certificate share the same file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade sscg' 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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. . The Ubuntu 20.04 lts patch resolves an inconsistency involving user permissions and system logs, strengthening overall protection.. Fedora Update, sscg Tool, SSL Certificate Management. . Severity: Important.LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Apr 01, 2017 Important Fedora
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Fedora 27: 2018-cf8a2a12357 Essential: cvss Vulnerability Patch

Update to the latest upstream release. This release reduces dependencies considerably and tightens security. It is recommended that everyone upgrade to this release.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-da50233929 2017-04-01 16:46:19.645212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : sscg Product : Fedora 26 Version : 2.0.3 Release : 1.fc26 URL : https://github.com/sgallagher/sscg Summary : Simple SSL certificate generator Description : A utility to aid in the creation of more secure "self-signed" certificates. The certificates created by this tool are generated in a way so as to create a CA certificate that can be safely imported into a client machine to trust the service certificate without needing to set up a full PKI environment and without exposing the machine to a risk of false signatures from the service certificate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to the latest upstream release. This release reduces dependencies considerably and tightens security. It is recommended that everyone upgrade to this release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade sscg' 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. Tounsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Transition to Fedora 26 sscg security patch for enhanced protection and streamlined dependencies.. sscg Update Security, Fedora Update, SSL Management, Certificate Generation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Apr 01, 2017 Fedora
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Fedora 24 SSCG Update: FEDORA-2017-712ffce24d Critical Race Condition

Addresses a potential race-condition when the key and certificate share the same file.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-712ffce24d 2017-03-31 18:31:56.910071 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : sscg Product : Fedora 24 Version : 2.0.4 Release : 1.fc24 URL : https://github.com/sgallagher/sscg Summary : Simple SSL certificate generator Description : A utility to aid in the creation of more secure "self-signed" certificates. The certificates created by this tool are generated in a way so as to create a CA certificate that can be safely imported into a client machine to trust the service certificate without needing to set up a full PKI environment and without exposing the machine to a risk of false signatures from the service certificate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Addresses a potential race-condition when the key and certificate share the same file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade sscg' 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. . New patch for Fedora 24 resolves a race-condition issue in the sscg tool related to secure certificates management. Apply the update using dnf upgrade.. Fedora Security, sscgUpdate, Race Condition Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 31, 2017 Critical Fedora
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Fedora 25 sscg Security Update 2017-19b5c9f1c6: Critical SSL Enhancements

Update to the latest upstream release. This release reduces dependencies considerably and tightens security. It is recommended that everyone upgrade to this release.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-19b5c9f1c6 2017-03-17 13:16:04.566682 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : sscg Product : Fedora 25 Version : 2.0.3 Release : 1.fc25 URL : https://github.com/sgallagher/sscg Summary : Simple SSL certificate generator Description : A utility to aid in the creation of more secure "self-signed" certificates. The certificates created by this tool are generated in a way so as to create a CA certificate that can be safely imported into a client machine to trust the service certificate without needing to set up a full PKI environment and without exposing the machine to a risk of false signatures from the service certificate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to the latest upstream release. This release reduces dependencies considerably and tightens security. It is recommended that everyone upgrade to this release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade sscg' 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. . The latestFedora 25 sscg update boosts protection through dependency minimization. Users are advised to upgrade for better security.. Fedora 25 Update, sscg Security Patch, Software Security Update, SSL Certificate Management. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 17, 2017 Critical Fedora
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