Adobe releases security-update for Flashplayer

Via Heise Security:

Adobe releases a new version of their Flashplayer to plug a security-hole. This one is quite critical, a manipulated SWF-file can execute arbitrary code on the victim’s machine. Priviledge escaltion was not mentioned, but it’s bad enough. Apparently all platforms are affected.

The good news: There’s also an upgrade for the Linux- and Solaris-version available. Although still in their stinky old version. And fellow blogger Emmy Huang from Macromedia/Adobe still has to fulfill their promise to release a new Linux-version of the Flash-player… But releasing security-updates is a sign that they didn’t forget about us. Wonderful! :-)

Normally i wouldn’t blog about this, but my wife seems to be addicted to flashy games, especially the stuff at Neopets. I must admit that i couldn’t resist the urge to get an account there as well… ;)

Adobe Security Bulletin APSB06-11
Download Flash Player

Tech Tags: Linux Solaris Security

Linux/Unix version of SPECviewperf 9 now available

Via Supercomputing Online:

The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation released a Linux/UNIX version of their SPECviewperf 9 software and offers them for free download on their website:

“SPECviewperf measures the 3D graphics performance of systems running under the OpenGL application programming interface. The benchmark’s test files, called viewsets, represent a popular mix of graphics rendering and manipulation found in actual applications. Current viewsets represent graphics functionality in 3ds max, CATIA, EnSight, Lightscape, Maya, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks, UGS NX 3, and UGS Teamcenter Visualization Mockup.”

Tech Tags: Performance testing Linux UNIX

Linux 2.6.16.x base for new stable-branch

Via Heise:

Adrian Bunk takes over the Linux’s 2.6.16 kernel-branch; as Greg KH points out in his posting to LKLM, Greg will continue working on development-kernels (they headed on to 2.6.17 now), whereas Adrian will continue patching 2.6.16.

The rules for the stable 2.6-branch is described on kernel.org.

Personally i think that they should get back to the old scheme, where even number in the kernel’s version denote the stable-branch, odd numbers the unstable-branch. But i think it’s just a question of taste which tag the kernel is bearing. It all boils down to one problem:
Will they take over parts from unstable to stable in the future? Those are the two conflicting points. Not the numbering…