LinuxSecurity.com: pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount. The updated packages have been patched

LinuxSecurity.com: A race condition in OpenAFS 1.3.40 through 1.4.5 allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by simultaneously acquiring and giving back file callbacks (CVE-2007-6559). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

LinuxSecurity.com: gnoMint is a desktop application that lets you easily manage your own certificate authority (CA). Many secure communications technologies use digital certificates to ensure that the party or service they are connecting with is not an impostor. For many

Digia have today announced the immediate shipping of @Web, their Webkit based UIQ 3 browser. This application, which has been in fairly open beta testing for the last few months, brings full S60, iPhone & Google Android style browsing to

In the latest AAS Insight podcast, Rafe, Ewan and I cover a range of issues, from the latest hardware (N96, and lots on the T-Mobile G1 running Android and how it fits into the current Symbian (and to some extent

With your smartphone having more and more storage, filling it with music online needs either a large investment in digital music stores, or a walk on the wild side of the internet. Or does it? Ewan has a look at

More 'normob' encounters in the last few days have left me speechless. If some of what I've encountered is typical then arguments about how to introduce smartphones to the average person in the High Street are, quite simply wasted. Or

Some news for the developers this morning from EMCC. They've released a VoIP engine solution that can be used in their own applications. The engine is available for S60, Windows Mobile and 'other platforms.' While VoIP is available on some

Mail for Exchange, Nokia's Microsoft Exchange client for S60 powered Nokia phones, has been upgraded to version 2.7. Updates include support for Exchange Server 2007 Autodiscover (enter your email address and server settings are automatically provisioned), updated mapping of data

Kyte today have officially announced the full availability of their Mobile Producer application, a C++ based S60 application to help produce and distribute live streaming and pre-recorded mobile video and pictures. It sits alongside their Kyte Mobile java application which

Nokia continues to increase their portfolio of internet services with the upcoming acquisition of Oz Communications (via MoCoNews and others). The Canadian firm specialises in providing both IM and email alongside a basic social network to operators including Verizon and

Nokia have opened up their Nokia Pilots program, which will allow members to get involved in the development and testing of new products and services. More details on the program can be found here, while you can join the program

According to Reuters, Nokia (http://www.lbszone.com/#) CTO, Bob Iannucci will be stepping down as CTO of Nokia - recall Iannucci took this post in January .

Nokia is to acquire OZ, a privately held company with approximately 220 employees and headquartered in Montreal, Canada - Nokia will enable easy-to-use, fast access to leading instant messaging and email services, including AOL®, Gmail, ICQ®, Windows Live(TM) Hotmail, Windows

IDUG is pleased to partner with CA to deliver a free webcast by renowned presenter Phil Grainger of CA titled ?Understanding DB2 9, Security and Regulatory Compliance?. You can register at:http://ca.com/us/events/item.aspx?e=179210&eis=1

Warsaw. This activity will be an on-site competition among you. We encourage you to bring your camera or use your mobile phone with camera and take shots during the conference.

The second MEPIS 8.0 Beta is now available

Howtoforge posted a guide about installing VMware Server 2 on an Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop

Jesse Keating has announced the availability of the beta release of Fedora 10: "Fedora 10 Beta: Cambridge's foundations are laid. Just on the heels of the Fedora project's fifth anniversary, the beta of Fedora Linux version 10 (code-named Cambridge) is