Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) began on May 29, 2025

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Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, also known as Focal Fossa, commenced on May 29, 2025, following the conclusion of its standard support period. During the standard support phase, which lasted five years from its release on March 23, 2020, Ubuntu provided regular security updates and critical fixes. However, as of May 29, 2025, no further package updates will be accepted into the primary archive for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Varnish, Firefox, Modsecurity, and more updates for Debian

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Debian GNU/Linux has recently released a range of critical security updates for various packages including Varnish, Firefox, Modsecurity, and others. The updates affect several Debian versions: 8 (Jessie), 9 (Stretch), 10 (Buster), and 11 (Bullseye), as well as the latest 12 (Bookworm).

Linux Kernel 6.14.9 released

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The Linux Kernel version 6.14.9 has been officially released, offering users the latest updates and improvements.

Linux Kernel 6.12.31 released

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The Linux kernel version 6.12.31 has officially been released. This update includes various improvements and fixes.

Kernel updates for AlmaLinux

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AlmaLinux has issued three kernel security updates, all classified as "Moderate" in severity. These updates pertain to different kernel packages and address specific vulnerabilities.

OL-Automation-Manager, oVirt, Unbound, and more updates for Oracle Linux

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Oracle Linux has recently released a series of crucial security updates aimed at various components, including ol-automation-manager, btrfs-progs, oVirt 4.5, and kernel updates for both Oracle Linux 8 and 9. These updates not only address significant security vulnerabilities but also enhance overall system performance.

CURL and Thunderbird updates for Slackware

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Slackware Linux has announced security updates for two crucial packages: curl (SSA:2025-148-01) and Mozilla Thunderbird (SSA:2025-148-02). These updates address significant vulnerabilities that could affect users.

Kernel, GNU C, FFmpeg, Kerberos, libsoup updates for Ubuntu

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Ubuntu Linux has recently rolled out a series of updates aimed at addressing significant security vulnerabilities across various components, including the kernel, GNU C Library, FFmpeg, Setuptools, Kerberos, and libsoup. The updates are crucial for ensuring the security and stability of systems running Ubuntu versions, particularly LTS versions released from 16.04 through 24.10.

Libsoup, OpenShift, PCS, and more updates for RHEL

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has recently received several significant updates aimed at enhancing security. Key components updated include libsoup, Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces at version 3.21.0, pcs, osbuild-composer, and spice-client-win. Additionally, there are important errata advisories for various versions of OpenShift GitOps.

Xen update for Fedora 41

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A new update for Xen has been released for Fedora 41, identified as xen-4.19.2-3.fc41. This update addresses a security vulnerability related to indirect target selection, categorized under XSA-469 and CVE-2024-28956. The Xen package includes essential components like the XenD daemon and command line tools, which are necessary for managing virtual machines that operate under the Xen hypervisor.

Microcode_CTL and NodeJS updates for Fedora

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Fedora Linux has released important security updates to version 42, specifically targeting the microcode_ctl and NodeJS software packages. The updates include:

MinGW-Freetype, Webkit2GTK, Kernel, and more updates for RHEL

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has recently undergone significant updates, focusing on enhancing security across various components. These updates include critical security enhancements for several packages, such as mingw-freetype, spice-client-win, webkit2gtk3, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, the kernel, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5, python-tornado, and thunderbird.

Gstreamer1-Plugins-Bad-Free security updates for AlmaLinux

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AlmaLinux has released critical security updates for its gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package, addressing vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to remote code execution. The updates are identified as ALSA-2025:8183 and ALSA-2025:8201 and are classified as important for both AlmaLinux 9 and AlmaLinux 8, respectively, with a release date of May 27, 2025.

.NET, PHP, Redis, and more updates for Oracle Linux

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Oracle Linux has released a significant set of security updates and enhancements for various components, including .NET, PHP, Redis, and more. This update series addresses vulnerabilities and bugs across numerous packages critical for system stability and security.

Govulncheck-Vulndb, Libyelp, Screen, and more updates for SUSE

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SUSE Linux has rolled out crucial security updates, notably for the `govulncheck-vulndb`, along with moderate updates for several other packages including `libyelp`, `screen`, `libnss_slurm`, `jetty-annotations`, `umoci`, `jq`, `python`, `prometheus-blackbox_exporter`, `dnsdist`, and `bind`.