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| author | Michael Boelen <michael.boelen@cisofy.com> | 2017-05-03 11:42:55 +0300 |
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| committer | Michael Boelen <michael.boelen@cisofy.com> | 2017-05-03 11:42:55 +0300 |
| commit | d012f817ac3e7542956b976066de3db6d3a5a472 (patch) | |
| tree | 4b1b6ef5315481d4b6995f619ce8590e49850d0a | |
| parent | 918b962ae5c033ab324ec1f108cba7cb629f2b94 (diff) | |
Release 2.5.02.5.0
| -rw-r--r-- | CHANGELOG.md | 23 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | lynis | 6 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 6e286083..ccc68dba 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,30 +1,31 @@ Lynis Changelog =============== -Pre announcement: run version 2.5.0 or later +Security notice: run version 2.5.0 or later --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Lynis 2.5.0 (2017-05-03) - Not released yet +Lynis 2.5.0 (2017-05-03) -This release is a maintenance release with focus on cleaning up the code for -readability and future expansion. It includes: +During the development of this release, the project got informed about a flaw +that possibly could be abused by a local attacker. Even with the small risk of +success, upgrading is highly recommended. See details on +[CVE-2017-8108](https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/) + +This release is a special maintenance release with focus on cleaning up the code +for readability and future expansion. +Changes: +-------- * Use ROOTDIR variable instead of fixed paths * Introduction of IsEmpty and HasData functions for readability of code * Renamed some variables to better indicate their purpose (counting, data type) * Removal of unused code and comments * Deleted unused tests from database file * Correct levels of identation - -During the maintenance cycle, the project got informed about a flaw that could -be possibly abused. This release is therefore highly recommended. See details on -[CVE-2017-8108](https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/) - -Changes: --------- * Support for older mac OS X versions (Lion and Mountain Lion) * Initialized variables for more binaries +* Additional sysctls are tested Tests: ------ @@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ PROGRAM_AUTHOR_CONTACT="lynis-dev@cisofy.com" # Version details - PROGRAM_RELEASE_DATE="2017-04-30" - PROGRAM_RELEASE_TIMESTAMP=1490800090 - PROGRAM_RELEASE_TYPE="dev" # dev or final + PROGRAM_RELEASE_DATE="2017-05-03" + PROGRAM_RELEASE_TIMESTAMP=1493796362 + PROGRAM_RELEASE_TYPE="final" # dev or final PROGRAM_VERSION="2.5.0" # Source, documentation and license |