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== Security updates ==
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=== Announcements ===
 * Official [[https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/|Ubuntu Security Announcements]]
 * Unofficial translations of Ubuntu Security Announcements:
  * [[http://blogs.media-tips.com/bernard.opic/category/ubuntu-security-notices/|French]]
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{{{This page is still very much place-holder. If you have time, please update it with more information.}}} === Media coverage ===
Importantly, Ubuntu users should apply all security updates to their systems to be sure that their systems are secure. Sometimes vulnerabilities are highlighted by the media, so we've provided information on these vulnerabilities as part of our !KnowledgeBase:
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GHOST|GHOST (CVE-2015-0235)]]
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=== Vulnerability Resources ===
 * [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-cve-tracker|Ubuntu CVE tracker]]
 * [[http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/|Ubuntu CVE Tracker]] (web view)
 * [[http://cve.mitre.org|Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures]] (CVEs)
 * [[http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm|National Vulnerabilities Database]]
 * [[http://oss-security.openwall.org|Open Source Software Security]]
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 * security updates
  * [:SecurityUpdateProcedures: Security Update Procedures]
  * Ubuntu CVE tracker link
  * mitre
  * NVD
  * oss-security link
 * Policies (FAQ could link to Knowledge{{{}}}Base)
  * policy on local DoS
  * policy on root passwords/sudo
  * policy on open network ports
  * policy on sudo
  * policy on home directory permissions
 * AppArmor docs
 * SELinux docs		 === Update processes ===
 * [[SecurityTeam/UpdateProcedures| Security Update Procedures]]
 * [[StableReleaseUpdates/MicroReleaseExceptions]]
 * [[StableReleaseUpdates]] (SRU)
 * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports|Backport Requests]]

=== Update techniques ===
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/UpdateProcedures#Preparing%20an%20update|How to prepare an updated package]]
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  * good upstream patches
  * micro release
  * SRU
  * -backports
 * [:DebuggingSecurity] for bug reports		   * [[SecurityTeam/BuildEnvironment|schroot/sbuild setup]]
  * [[SecurityTeam/TestingEnvironment|virtual machine setup]]
 * How to test the update
  * [[https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol/qa-regression-testing/master|QA Regression Testing]]
  * Proof of Concept (PoC)
  * Build test suites (eg, 'make check')
 * ABI compatibility (eg, check-symbols, nm)
 * Checklists

== Policies ==
 * [[SecurityTeam/Policies|Ubuntu Security Policies]]
 * [[ApparmorProfileMigration|Creating enforcing AppArmor profiles policy]]

== Features ==
 * [[Security/Features|Feature Matrix]] (for all releases since Dapper, see the [[Security/Features/Historical|Historical Feature Matrix]].)
 * [[CompilerFlags|Security Hardening Compiler Flags]]
 * [[SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/AppArmorProfiles|AppArmor Profiles]]
 * [[SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/BuiltPIE|Applications Built with PIE]]
 * [[AppArmor]] docs
 * [[SELinux]] docs

== Process ==
 * [[SecurityTeam/BugTriage|Bug Triage]]
 * [[SecurityTeam/ReleaseCycle|Release Cycle Actions]]

== Problems ==
 * [[DebuggingSecurity]] for bug reports
 * [[DebuggingApparmor]] for bug reports dealing with [[AppArmor]] profiles

Security updates

Announcements

Media coverage

Importantly, Ubuntu users should apply all security updates to their systems to be sure that their systems are secure. Sometimes vulnerabilities are highlighted by the media, so we've provided information on these vulnerabilities as part of our KnowledgeBase:

Vulnerability Resources

Update processes

Update techniques

Policies

Features

Process

Problems

CategorySecurityTeam

SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase (last edited 2023-08-25 14:36:54 by rodrigo-zaiden)