[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201610-06 ] MySQL and MariaDB: Multiple vulnerabilities

[news 28]

The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of

Fedora 25 Beta, the next big step on our journey to the exciting Fedora

25 release in November.

 

Fedora's journey is not simply about up[censored] one operating system with

the latest and greatest packages. It's also about innovation for the

many different platforms represented in the Fedora Project:

Workstation, Server, Atomic, and the various Spins. Coordinating the

efforts across the many working groups is no small task, and serves as

a testament to the talent and professionalism found within the Fedora

community.

 

 

Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site:

 

* Get Fedora 25 Beta Workstation

https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/

 

* Get Fedora 25 Beta Server

https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/

 

Looking for Cloud edition? Check out the section on Fedora Atomic

below. Or, check out one of our popular variants:

 

* Get Fedora 25 Beta Spins

https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease

 

* Get Fedora 25 Beta Labs

https://labs.fedoraproject.org/prerelease

 

* Get Fedora 25 Beta ARM

https://arm.fedoraproject.org/prerelease

 

 

What's New?

===========

 

As we move into this Beta phase of the Fedora 25 release cycle, what

can users expect?

 

 

Fedora-Wide Changes

===================

 

Some of the changes that will be seen across all aspects of Fedora

include:

 

* Docker updated to version 1.12

 

* Support for weaker certificate authorities (i.e., 1024-bit) has

been removed

 

* Node.js updated to version 6.x, providing a new and better version of

the popular server-side JavaScript engine

 

* "Secondary architectures" now known as "alternate architectures"

 

* Rust: Fedora 25 brings the support for the Rust programming

language. Rust is a system programming language which runs

blazingly fast, and prevents almost all crashes, segfaults, and

data races.

 

* Python: Alongside the "standard" Python versions included in

Fedora 25 (3.5 and 2.7), Python programmers can now install Python

3.4, 3.3, and 2.6 from the repositories to help them run test

suites on multiple Python versions, as well as on PyPy, PyPy3, and

Jython, which were already there.

 

 

Fedora Workstation

==================

 

The Workstation edition of Fedora 25 Beta is going to show off its

stuff, too:

 

* GNOME 3.22: Fedora 25 includes GNOME 3.22 in its pre-release and in

the Final version, coming soon. Helpful new features include multiple

file renaming, a redesigned keyboard settings tool, and many other UI

improvements across the environment. For full details, refer to the

GNOME 3.22 release notes. https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.22/

 

* New Fedora media writer: The new Fedora Media Writer is a tool that

downloads the latest stable Fedora for you. It then helps you write it

to media such as a USB stick, so you can take Fedora for a spin on your

system. If you like what you see, you can install to your system from

the live environment. The Fedora Media Writer is available for Windows,

Mac OS, and Linux.

 

* Wayland has been under development for several years. While like most

software it still has some bugs, we believe it's ready to serve as a

default that works for many users. Users can still select the old X11

system if necessary to avoid a problem that affects them.

 

* Improved Flatpak support in the Software tool: The Software tool

has the ability to install, update, and remove Flatpak software where a

Fedora system is configured to point to a repo that offers it.

 

* GNOME Shell extensions are no longer checked for compatibility with

the current version of the Shell. This was originally required because

the GNOME interfaces were changing rapidly during the early days of

GNOME 3. Now these interfaces have stabilized, and extensions can

generally be expected to work with new releases. Any problems with an

extension should be reported to the author through the homepage, as

listed on the Extensions site.

 

 

Fedora Server

=============

 

Fedora 25 Server is also going to see some interesting changes in this

cycle, particularly in the Cockpit tool:

 

* SELinux Troubleshooter module: Cockpit now has a SELinux

Troubleshooter module similar to Fedora Workstation.

 

If a system encounters an SELinux denial, it will display information

about the issue as well as suggestions for correcting the issue if it

was unexpected. Without the module, an administrator has to notice a

denial occurred, dig through log files for the denial, and search for

workarounds. The SELinux Troubleshooter presents information clearly

and to the point all from the convenience of Cockpit.

 

* Displays host SSH keys in the system dashboard: Easy to see and

understand what SSH keys are added to the system for connecting to the

machine.

 

* Includes support for network teaming, Docker volume, and storage

management, as well as the creation of systemd timer units

 

* Supports multi-step (including two-factor) authentication

 

FreeIPA identity management system has also been upgraded to 4.4

series:

 

* Topology management: FreeIPA web UI can now be used to visually

manage topology graph for large deployments

 

* DNS sites: DNS management in FreeIPA now supports location-specific

placement of services

 

* Subordinate Certificate Authorities: FreeIPA Certificate Authority

now is able to create subordinate CAs to issue certificates with a

specific scope

 

* Kerberos Authentication Indicators: Kerberos KDC now takes

Authentication Indicators into account when issuing service tickets.

This allows, for example, to require two-factor authenticated Kerberos

credentials prior to obtaining tickets to a VPN service (supported by

OpenConnect Server).

 

* Client certificate authentication in Web UI: FreeIPA Web UI and API

end-points now can be configured to log-in with client certificates and

smart cards.

 

* Active Directory integration improvements: a number of features

were added for enterprise environments

 

* FreeIPA now supports alternative user principal names and suffixes

from Active Directory and allows FreeIPA users to have Kerberos

aliases

 

* Active Directory users can now manage own details through the command

line interface (CLI), including public SSH keys and certificates

 

- In case of trusting multiple Active Directory forests, FreeIPA

is now capable to automatically solve DNS namespace routing conflicts

- FreeIPA framework gained support for external plugins

- Performance of FreeIPA has been optimized for large environments

 

 

Fedora Atomic

=============

 

Fedora Atomic includes a base image suitable for creating virtual

machines, the Fedora Atomic Host image for creating hosts for container

deployment, and a Docker image. This aspect of Fedora represents some

of the most exciting changes, as we build more cloud- and

container-ready tools into Fedora to create a fantastic developer

platform. While Fedora 25 Atomic Host will not be a part of this beta

release, the Fedora Project plans to change Fedora Atomic Host to be on

Fedora 25 base on when generally available.

 

Fedora Atomic images have new persistent download points:

 

https://getfedora.org/atomic_qcow2_latest

https://getfedora.org/atomic_raw_latest

https://getfedora.org/atomic_vagrant_libvirt_latest

https://getfedora.org/atomic_vagrant_virtualbox_latest

 

"We chose to use Fedora Atomic as the base for our Navops Launch -

Kubernetes cluster provisioning solution because our customers trust

and already run Red Hat operating systems. We love the immutable aspect

of Fedora Atomic which is perfect for containerized environments."

Cameron Brunner, Chief Architect, Navops by Univa.

 

Fedora Atomic has a two-week refresh release cycle with major releases

every six months. It has an easy upgrade path to accommodate rapid

development for supporting the latest applications. It can also be run

as a desktop for those requiring a lightweight and highly

reconfigurable environment.

 

Still undergoing active development, once stable, Fedora Atomic should

allow the typical Fedora user to easily provision cloud services. User

contributions and experience reports are particularly welcome in

preparing the upcoming version.

 

Fedora Atomic will replace Fedora Cloud as one of our three Fedora

Editions. The Fedora Cloud Base image will continue to be available for

users wanting to build on a more traditional rpm-based foundation in a

cloud environment. https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/

 

 

Spins and More

==============

 

These are not the only iterations of Fedora that are seeing changes in

the Beta release today. Our KDE spin features new and improved packages

for music, video, and personal information management. Xfce includes

imrpovements to the terminal, notifications, and power management.

Mate-Compiz features an update to Mate 1.16 and a complete switch to

the GTK+ 3 toolkit.

 

 

Issues and Details

==================

 

Since this is a beta release, we expect that you may encounter bugs or

missing features. To report issues encountered during testing, contact