Linux security expert Phil Oester discovered a privilege-escalation critical vulnerability affecting the Linux Kernel. This bug is called Dirty COW and identified as CVE-2016-5195 and although it has recently been discovered, it existed since 2007.
This flaw affects the component Kernel Memory Subsystem, allows to manipulate an unknown input and explote the vulnerability that may affect the system’s confidenciality, integrity and availability.
Some of UDS Enterprise 2.0 new features have raised the interest of the readers of our blog during last two weeks. In fact, two of the three most read posts deal with new functionalities of the new version of our software: scheduling and automating tasks and grouping services. The last of our most outstanding articles in the first fortnight of October is a tutorial on creating virtual machines in oVirt 4.0.
Just in case you didn’t have the chance to read them, find below the links to these posts so you can keep up to date with the most interesting news about virtualization and Open Source according to our followers:
In order to create virtual machines from oVirt engine web administrator, first we should set the following elements: Datacenter, clusters, hosts (oVirt Node or hypervisor), network (default ovirtmgmt is created), storage domain ( ISO storage and Data Storage ).
Then, we should follow these steps:
The Mozilla Foundation has granted over $300.000 to foster the development of Open Source project during the third quarter 2016. This initiative is part of Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) program, designed to help developers in their projects related to Mozilla.
This time, 100.000 dollars were awarded to Redash, a tool to develop data visualizations that help organizations to make better decissions. Mozilla awarded $50.000 Review Board, a software to review web-based source code. These two softwares are used by Mozilla nowadays.
Linus Torvalds announced the availability of a new Linux version, that includes interesting news for current technologies. It adds, for example, a new driver for ARM Mali graphics for mobile devices, support for Raspberry Pi 3 SoC and for Microsoft‘s Surface 3 touch technology.
Linux 4.8 supports AMDGPU OverDrive, so AMD free drivers for GNU/Linux now support overclocking, although only graphics supported by AMDGPU are initially supported.
The release of a new version of our software, the possibility to deploy server operating systems with UDS Enterprise and the alliance between OpenNebula and VirtualCable to deliver a next generation VDI solution have been the most read topics in our blog during the last two weeks.
If you’d like to keep up to date with the most outstanding information on virtualization and Open Source according to UDS Enterprise community, find below the links to the posts on these topics:
