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Old 05-20-2008
USN-612-7: OpenSSH update
Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-0166


Description:
=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-612-7 May 20, 2008 openssh update CVE-2008-0166 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: openssh-server 1:4.2p1-7ubuntu3.4 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: USN-612-2 introduced protections for OpenSSH, related to the OpenSSL vulnerabilities addressed by USN-612-1. This update provides the corresponding updates for OpenSSH in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. While the OpenSSL in Ubuntu 6.06 is not vulnerable, this update will block weak keys generated on systems that may have been affected themselves. Original advisory details: A weakness has been discovered in the random number generator used by OpenSSL on Debian and Ubuntu systems. As a result of this weakness, certain encryption keys are much more common than they should be, such that an attacker could guess the key through a brute-force attack given minimal knowledge of the system. This particularly affects the use of encryption keys in OpenSSH, OpenVPN and SSL certificates.





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xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update

xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update(1)					   User Commands				       xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update(1)

NAME

       xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update - Graphical User Interface for xdg-user-dirs-update.

SYNOPSIS

       xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update

DESCRIPTION

       xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update is automatically run on login to the GNOME desktop environment to aid in the management of the locale specific XDG
       User Directories.

       Should the user be starting a session that is using a different locale to that which was used to create the original XDG User  Directories,
       then the user will be prompted to make a decision on whether to update the XDG User Directories to the new locale or leave them unchanged.

       The  original  locale  that  was  used  to  create  the initial set of XDG User Directories on first login is stored in the file ${XDG_CON-
       FIG_HOME}/user-dirs.locale.

       Should the user decide to update to the current locale, then xdg-user-dirs-update will be used to perform the desired action.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables:

	   HOME.

       Other environment variable that are used are:

       XDG_CONFIG_HOME

	   Base directory for storge of XDG configuration files. Defaults to ${HOME}/.config

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update

	   Application to manage updates to user's XDG User Directories

       ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/user-dirs.locale

	   Locale used in the initial creation of the current XDG User Directories and what they map to.

       ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/user-dirs.dirs

	   Location of the user-specific configuration including the current list of directories and what they map to.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWxdg-user-dirs-gtk	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Uncommitted		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       More information can be found at:

       http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs

       xdg-user-dirs-update(1), xdg-user-dir(1), attributes(5)

NOTES

       Written by Darren Kenny, Sun Microsystems Inc, 2008

SunOS 5.11							    03 Apr 2008 				       xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update(1)