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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]]

=== 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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 * [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-cve-tracker Ubuntu CVE tracker]
 * [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]		  * [[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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 * [:SecurityUpdateProcedures: Security Update Procedures]
 * [:StableReleaseUpdates/MicroReleaseExceptions]
 * [:StableReleaseUpdates] (SRU)
 * [:BackportRequestProcess]		  * [[SecurityTeam/UpdateProcedures| Security Update Procedures]]
 * [[StableReleaseUpdates/MicroReleaseExceptions]]
 * [[StableReleaseUpdates]] (SRU)
 * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports|Backport Requests]]
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 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/UpdateProcedures#Preparing%20an%20update|How to prepare an updated package]]
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  * [[SecurityTeam/BuildEnvironment|schroot/sbuild setup]]
  * [[SecurityTeam/TestingEnvironment|virtual machine setup]]
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  * [https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol/qa-regression-testing/master QA Regression Testing]   * [[https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol/qa-regression-testing/master|QA Regression Testing]]
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(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		  * [[SecurityTeam/Policies|Ubuntu Security Policies]]
 * [[ApparmorProfileMigration|Creating enforcing AppArmor profiles policy]]
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 * ["AppArmor"] docs
 * ["SELinux"] docs		  * [[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]]
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 * [:DebuggingSecurity] for bug reports
 * [:DebuggingApparmor] for bug reports dealing with ["AppArmor"] profiles		  * [[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

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