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Security updates

Vulnerability Resources

• [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]

Update processes

• [:SecurityUpdateProcedures: Security Update Procedures]

• [:StableReleaseUpdates/MicroReleaseExceptions]

• [:StableReleaseUpdates] (SRU)

• [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports Backport Requests]

Update techniques

• How to handle backporting security updates
• 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

(FAQ could link to KnowledgeBase)

• policy on local DoS
• policy on root passwords/sudo
• policy on open network ports
• policy on sudo
• policy on home directory permissions

Features

• ["AppArmor"] docs

• ["SELinux"] docs

Problems

• [:DebuggingSecurity] for bug reports

• [:DebuggingApparmor] for bug reports dealing with ["AppArmor"] profiles

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