Server Software Update Notification: 05-23-2007
The following updates will be completed 05/23/2007 on all servers:
Linux MPS/VPS:
- Dovecot
- The Dovecot email server will be updated to version 1.0.0. This version is the first full release of the software and
includes updates to documentation. More information about version 1.0.0 can be found here:
http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS
No action needed.
A new vinstall for the Dovecot email server will also be added to the system. This vinstall will change the Dovecot email server
configuration to remove Dovecot from the xinetd server control utility configuration and run the email server as a standalone
daemon. The vinstall will also attempt to convert all existing email boxes and IMAP folders for all users from the mbox email
box format to the maildir format. The vinstall will then place the email box contents in the HOME/Maildir directory, where HOME
is the path to the user's home directory. Users or servers which have reached or are close to their disk quota limit will not be
able to change the Dovecot configuration and convert their email boxes until more disk space is freed.
Warning: Some email programs or systems (such as CPX Webmail, iManager, and Open
WebMail) may not function correctly with Dovecot and maildir. Make a backup of any important emails before running this
vinstall.
To change the configuration of Dovecot and convert all email boxes to the maildir format, connect to your server through SSH
and execute the following command from the prompt:
# vinstall dovecot
After installing Dovecot, if you have previously installed SpamAssassin or ClamAV, you will need to execute the vinstall for
these programs again to update their configuration to function correctly with Dovecot and maildir. Connect to your server
through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall spamassassin
or
# vinstall clamav
To return the Dovecot configuration to the default and convert all email boxes back to mbox format, connect to your server
through SSH and execute the following command from the prompt:
# vuninstall dovecot
- ImageMagick
- The ImageMagick image processing tools library version 6.0.7.1 will be added to the system. More information about
ImageMagick can be found here:
http://www.imagemagick.org
No action needed.
- Procmail
- A vuninstall for the Procmail email processing utility will be added to the system to allow removal of the utility. To
remove Procmail, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following:
# vuninstall Procmail
- ClamAV
- The vinstall for ClamAV, a GPL virus scanner, will be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings when Dovecot or CPX
are installed. This update only affects those who use ClamAV and have installed the Dovecot email server or CPX through vinstall.
The vinstall will also be updated to correctly configure the clamd.conf and freshclam.conf process configuration files.
Additionally, the vinstall will be updated to allow the option of installing ClamAV as a milter (or mail filter), which allows
for rejecting matching emails immediately within the initial email connection.
If you have installed Dovecot through vinstall, have problems with clamd or freshclam, or wish to install the ClamAV milter,
connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall clamav
The vuninstall for ClamAV will be updated to correctly remove Procmail settings. This update affects the vuninstall only.
No action needed.
- Subhost CGI-bin
- The subhost cgi-bin directories that have been configured with the proprietary vaddhost utility will be moved from
/var/www/cgi-bin to HOME/www/cgi-bin (where HOME is the path of the home directory of the user). This resolves
outstanding issues with permissions, ownership, and execution of scripts. No action needed.
- SpamAssassin
- The vinstall for the SpamAssassin mail filter will be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings when Dovecot is
installed. This only affects those who use SpamAssassin and have configured the Dovecot email server through vinstall.
The vinstall will also be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings if CPX is already installed on the account and
will be updated to install version 3.1.8_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and
addresses a security issue (CVE-2007-0451) discussed here:
http://spamassassin.apache.org/advisories/cve-2007-0451.txt
This version also addresses issues with DomainKeys, DKIM, the sa-learn Bayesian filtering learning utility, and GPG.
More information about version 3.1.8_1 can be found at these pages:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.1/build/announcements/3.1.8.txt
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=mail ...
If you have installed Dovecot through vinstall, would like to take advantage of these updates, or would like to
install SpamAssassin, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall spamassassin
- phpPgAdmin
- The vinstall for the phpPgAdmin Web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL will be updated to address
instructions given during the vinstall and display a secure (https) example log in URL during installation.
The installation will also be updated to configure the utility to allow users access only to the databases
for which they have privileges. These updates affect the vinstall only. No action needed.
- PHP
- The vinstall for the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor scripting language for version 4.x and 5.x will be updated
to address issues with the Cancel option. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.
- vadduser
- The vadduser command-line utility will be updated to only allow execution by the root user. No action needed.
- Accrisoft
- The Accrisoft Freedom product will be updated to address license issues. No action needed.
- Wget
- The Wget file retrieval utility will be updated to version 1.10.2-8.1. This version updates the utility. More
information about Wget can be found here:
http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html
No action needed.
- phpMyAdmin
- The vinstall for the phpMyAdmin database administration tool will be updated to install version 2.10.0.2. This version
addresses a stack overflow security issue (PMASA-2007-3) discussed here:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2007-3
More information about version 2.10.0.2 can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=671351
To update existing phpMyAdmin installations, backup your files and configuration, uninstall the tool, and then connect to
your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall phpMyAdmin
- PukiWiki
- A vinstall for the PukiWiki Japanese language wiki software version 1.4.7 will be added to the system. More information
about PukiWiki can be found at these pages:
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/?About%20PukiWiki
More information about version 1.4.7 can be found here:
http://pukiwiki.sourceforge.jp/?PukiWiki%2FDownload%2F1.4.7
To install PukiWiki, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall pukiwiki
- libGLU
- The libGLU (Open GL utility) library will be added to the system. More information about libGLU can be found here:
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xorg
No action needed.
- vaddhost
- The proprietary vaddhost command-line utility will be update to not install or modify the mod_rewrite Apache Web server
module unless CPX is installed. The utility will also be updated to allow for configurations that offer a local CGI-bin and
access to a centralized CGI-bin. No action needed.
- Open WebMail
- The vinstall for the Open WebMail system will be updated to warn that Open WebMail does not function correctly when Dovecot
and maildir are already installed. This update only affects the vinstall itself. No action needed.
- Zend Optimizer
- The vinstall for the Zend Optimizer PHP enhancement utility will be updated to install version 3.2.8. More information
about Zend Optimizer can be found here:
http://www.zend.com/products/zend_optimizer
To update existing installations, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following commands from the prompt:
# vuninstall zendoptimizer
# vinstall zendoptimizer
- Sendmail RBL
- The vinstall for the Sendmail RBL (real-time blackhole list) subscription utility will be updated to configure the
utility to supply the URL to perform lookups for blocked IP addresses when selecting the Spamhaus SBL-XBL list. To install
Sendmail RBL or take advantage of this update, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command
prompt:
# vinstall sendmail-rbls
For those already subscribed to the SBL-XBL list, select the number for the list to unsubscribe and remove the current
configuration. Then select the list again to implement the new configuration.
- System Quota Checker
- The System Quota Checker utility will be updated to clarify module information available about the utility. This update
affects the module information only. No action needed.
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v3:
- Documentation
- A User's Guide for FreeBSD MPS v3 has been added to the FreeBSD MPS v3 Documentation Library on the Support.AlpineWeb.com
Web sites. You can access the Users's Guide here:
http://support.alpineweb.com/hosting/vps/freebsd/
- vaddhost
- The proprietary vaddhost command-line utility will be update to allow for configurations that offer a local CGI-bin and
access to a centralized CGI-bin. No action needed.
- Sendmail RBL
- The vinstall for the Sendmail RBL (real-time blackhole list) subscription utility will be updated to configure the utility
to supply the URL to perform lookups for blocked IP addresses when selecting the Spamhaus SBL-XBL list. To install Sendmail
RBL or take advantage of this update, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall sendmail-rbls
For those already subscribed to the SBL-XBL list, select the number for the list to unsubscribe and remove the current
configuration. Then select the list again to implement the new configuration.
- phpPgAdmin
- The vinstall for the phpPgAdmin Web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL will be updated to configure the utility to
allow users access only to the databases for which they have privileges. These updates affect the vinstall only. No action needed.
- Vim-lite
- The vim-lite editor will be updated to version 7.0.224. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version.
More information about version 7.0.224 of the full vim package can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=editors&port=vim ...
No action needed.
- compat5x
- The compat5x legacy binary libraries will be updated to version 5.4.0.8_8. This version brings the libraries to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with pkg_delete (package delete). More information about version 5.4.0.8_8 can be
found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=misc&port=compat5 ...
No action needed.
- SQLite
- The SQLite database engine will be updated to version 3.3.16. This version brings the engine to the most current FreeBSD
version. More information about version 3.3.16 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=databases&port=sqlite3 ...
No action needed.
- Math::BigInt
- The Math::BigInt Perl module will be updated to version 1.83. This version brings the module to the latest version. More
information about version 1.83 can be found here:
http://search.cpan.org/src/TELS/Math-BigInt-1.83/CHANGES
No action needed.
- IO::Socket::SSL
- The IO::Socket::SSL class will be updated to version 1.05. This version updates the class and addresses issues with session
caching. More information about version 1.05 can be found here:
http://search.cpan.org/src/SULLR/IO-Socket-SSL-1.05/Changes
No action needed.
- ClamAV
- The vinstall for ClamAV, a GPL virus scanner, will be updated to install version 0.90.2_1. This version brings the utility
to the most current stable release and addresses issues with buffer overflows, log messages, and error handling. More
information about these and other updates in version 0.90.2 can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=500765&group_id=86638
The vinstall will also be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings when CPX is installed. This update only affects
those who use ClamAV and have installed CPX.
If you have installed CPX and would like to take advantage of these updates, or would like to install ClamAV, connect to your
server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall clamav
- PukiWiki
- The vinstall for the PukiWiki Japanese language wiki software will be updated to allow for English installation and add
further instructions during the vinstall. These updates affect the vinstall only. No action needed.
- PHP 4.x
- The vinstall for the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor scripting language for version 4.x will be updated to address
erroneous errors during the installation when Apache version 1.3x is present. This update affects the vinstall only. No
action needed.
- Portupgrade
- The Index-6.db file used by the Portupgrade FreeBSD ports/packages administration and management tool suite will be
updated to reflect current packages and dependencies. No action needed.
- CDialog
- The CDialog script-interpreter will be updated to version 1.0.20070409,1. This version brings the utility to the most
current FreeBSD ports version. More information about version 1.0.20070325,1 can be found at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=cdialog ...
http://invisible-island.net/dialog/CHANGES
No action needed.
- M4
- The GNU m4 macro library will be updated to version 1.4.9. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version. More information about version 1.4.9 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=m4 ...
No action needed.
- Ghostscript Type1 Fonts
- The GNU Ghostscript Type1 fontpacks gsfonts port will be updated to version 8.11._4. This version brings the utility to the
most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with CJK font support. More information about version 8.11_4 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=print&port=gsfonts ...
No action needed.
- iManager
- The iManager legacy server management Web Interface version 2.12.4 will be updated to address issues with security and
vulnerabilities, as well as with populating subhost templates. We strongly suggest upgrading to the updated 2.12.4 version
(note that the version number will not be incremented). To upgrade to the latest update of version 2.12.4, make a backup of
your customizations if you have customized your iManager graphics and/or interface. Then upgrade by connecting to your server
through SSH and running the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall imanager2
- SpamAssassin
- The vinstall for the SpamAssassin mail filter will be updated to correctly configure Procmail settings if CPX is already
installed on the account.
If you have installed CPX and would like to take advantage of these updates, or would like to install SpamAssassin, connect to
your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall spamassassin
- System Quota Checker
- The System Quota Checker utility will be updated to clarify module information available about the utility. This update
affects the module information only. No action needed.
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v2:
- vaddhost
- The proprietary vaddhost command-line utility will be update to not install or modify the mod_rewrite Apache Web server
module unless CPX is installed. The utility will also be updated to allow for configurations that offer a local CGI-bin
and access to a centralized CGI-bin. No action needed.
- Sendmail RBL
- The vinstall for the Sendmail RBL (real-time blackhole list) subscription utility will be updated to configure the utility
to supply the URL to perform lookups for blocked IP addresses when selecting the Spamhaus SBL-XBL list. To install Sendmail RBL
or take advantage of this update, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall sendmail-rbls
For those already subscribed to the SBL-XBL list, select the number for the list to unsubscribe and remove the current
configuration. Then select the list again to implement the new configuration.
- iManager
- The iManager legacy server management Web Interface version 2.12.4 will be updated to address issues with security and
vulnerabilities, as well as with populating subhost templates. We strongly suggest upgrading to the updated 2.12.4 version
(note that the version number will not be incremented). To upgrade to the latest update of version 2.12.4, make a backup of
your customizations if you have customized your iManager graphics and/or interface. Then upgrade by connecting to your server
through SSH and running the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall imanager2
- System Quota Checker
- The System Quota Checker utility will be updated to clarify module information available about the utility. This update
affects the module information only. No action needed.
Solaris MPS/VPS v1:
- iManager
- The iManager legacy server management Web Interface version 2.12.4 will be updated to address issues with security and
vulnerabilities, as well as with populating subhost templates. We strongly suggest upgrading to the updated 2.12.4 version
(note that the version number will not be incremented). To upgrade to the latest update of version 2.12.4, make a backup of your
customizations if you have customized your iManager graphics and/or interface. Then upgrade by connecting to your server through
SSH and running the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall imanager2
Signature:
- SSL Certificate
- The Starfield Technologies intermediate SSL certificate will be added to the system. No action needed.
- Python
- The Python programming language will be updated to version 2.4. Anyone using older versions of Python must check to
ensure that any scripts being used are correctly referencing the proper version. If users want to use Python 2.5 they must
explicitly call this version. In a month, all python releases prior to 2.4 will be removed. If any customers are using scripts
that explicitly reference any obsolete versions, they will need to update their scripts.
- PCRE Library
- The PCRE regular expression library will be updated to version 7.0_1. This version brings the library to the most current
FreeBSD version and addresses issues with UTF8 support. More information about version 7.0_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=pcre ...
No action needed.
- Webmail
- The email addresses block description will be now limited to 320 characters for the email description and 200 chars for the
email address. A confirmation message for domain blocking will also be added. No action needed.
- Domain Blocking
- The My Account > Domain Blocking feature will be updated to include a confirmation message. No action needed.
- OpenSSL
- The OpenSSL toolkit for SSL/TLS will be updated to version 0.9.7m. This version brings the toolkit to the most current
FreeBSD 0.9.7x version and addresses issues with FIPS 1.1.1, buffers, CipherSuite cipher specification strings, test programs,
and several other issues. More information about version 0.9.7m can be found at these pages:
http://cvs.openssl.org/getfile?f=openssl/CHANGES
http://www.openssl.org/news/announce.html
No action needed.
- ClamAV
- ClamAV, a GPL virus scanner, will be updated to version 0.90.2_1. This version brings the utility to the most current stable
release and addresses issues with buffer overflows, log messages, and error handling. More information about these and other
updates in version 0.90.2 can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=500765&group_id=86638
No action needed.
- Ruby
- The Ruby object-oriented scripting language with support for the Oniguruma regular expression library will be updated to
version 1.8.6,1. This version brings the language to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses port and news issues.
More information about version 1.8.6,1 can be found at these pages:
No action needed.
- PNG
- The libpng reference library will be updated to version 1.2.14. This version addresses security issues. More information
about version 1.2.14 can be found at these pages:
No action needed.
- Libtool and libltdl
- The GNU Libtool generic library support script and its associated libltdl wrapper library will be updated to versions
1.5.22_4 and 1.5.22_2, respectively. These versions bring the utilities to the most current FreeBSD versions and address
issues with development. More information about Libtool version 1.5.22_4 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=libtool15 ...
More information about libltdl version 1.5.22_2 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=libltdl15 ...
No action needed.
- libedit
- The libedit command-line editing utility version will be updated to version 2.6.10. This version is the most current
FreeBSD version. More information about version 2.6.10 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=libedit ...
No action needed.
- Readline
- The GNU Readline library will be updated to version 5.2. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version. More information about version 5.2 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=readline ...
No action needed.
- Unzoo
- The unzoo archive extractor will be upgraded to version 4.4_2. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses variable initialization issues. More information about version 4.4_2 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=archivers&port=unzoo ...
No action needed.
- DB41
- DB 41, a Berkeley database library, will be upgraded to version 4.1.25_4. This version brings the library to the most current
FreeBSD version and addresses issues with MASTER_SITES and vendor patches. More information about version 4.1.25_4 can be
found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=databases&port=db41 ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=databases&port=db41 ...reebsd.org
No action needed.
- Libmcrypt
- The Libmcrypt cryptographic library will be updated to version 2.5.8. This version brings the library to the most current
FreeBSD version. More information about version 2.5.8 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=security&port=libmcrypt ...
No action needed.
- Libgmp
- Libgmp, a free library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, will be updated to version 4.2.1_2. This version brings the
utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with the C++ wrapper and mpz_set_d. More information about
version 4.2.1_2 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=math&port=libgmp4 ...
No action needed.
- Libunrar
- Libunrar, part of RAR: Roshal ARchive data compression software, will be updated to version 3.7.4,1. This version brings the
utility to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 3.7.4,1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=archivers&port=libunrar ...
No action needed.
- UnRAR
- The unRAR archive utility, part of RAR: Roshal ARchive data compression software, will be updated to version 3.70.b4,4. This
version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with conflicts. More information about
version 3.70.b4,4 can be found at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=archivers&port=unrar ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=archivers&port=unrar ...
No action needed.
- UnZip
- The Info-ZIP UnZip archive extraction utility will be updated to version 5.52_3. This version brings the utility to the
most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with files over 2 GB. More information about version 5.52_3 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=archivers&port=unzip ...
No action needed.
- cURL
- The cURL file transfer utility will be updated to version 7.15.5. This version addresses issues with OpenSSL. More
information about version 7.15.5 can be found at these pages:
http://curl.haxx.se/changes.html
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=ftp&port=curl ...
No action needed.
- Tiff
- Tiff (Tag Image File Format), software for the widely used image format, will be upgraded to version 3.8.2_1. This version
brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with lcompat. More information about version
3.8.2_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=graphics&port=tiff ...
No action needed.
- JasPer
- The JasPer implementation of the JPEG-2000 standard specification will be updated to version 1.900.1. This version brings
the utility to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about the changes in version 1.900.1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=graphics&port=jasper ...
No action needed.
- LCMS
- The LCMS (Little Color Management System or LittleCms) color management engine will be updated to version 1.16_1,1.
This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with man pages. More information
about version 1.16_1,1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=graphics&port=lcms ...
No action needed.
- Netpbm
- The Netpbm graphics software package will be updated to version 10.26.42. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 10.26.42 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=graphics&port=netpbm ...
No action needed.
- Ghostscript
- The Ghostscript GPL interpreter will be updated to version 8.56_2. This version addresses issues with Japanese TrueType fonts. More information about version 8.56_2 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=print&port=ghostscript-gpl ...
No action needed.
- Adobe Fonts
- The Adobe CJK character collections for CID-keyed fonts will be updated to version 20051217_1. This version brings the collection to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with compatibility and the port. More information about version 20051217_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=print&port=adobe-cmaps ...
No action needed.
- Kochi-CID
- The Kochi-CID font converter will be updated to version 0.017_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 0.017_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=japanese&port=kochi-cidfonts ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=japanese&port=kochi-cidfonts ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=japanese&port=kochi-cidfonts ...
No action needed.
- MOE CIDFonts
- The MOE CIDFonts Chinese font collection will be updated to version 1.0_3. This version brings the collection to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with permissions, installation, and links. More information about version 1.0_3 can be found at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=chinese&port=moefonts-cid ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=chinese&port=moefonts-cid ...
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=chinese&port=moefonts-cid ...
No action needed.
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