Server Software Update Notification: 02-06-2012

  • Tuesday, 7th February, 2012
  • 17:55pm

This notice contains information for the group of server updates (or dist) occurring February 06, 2012 through February 08, 2012 in all datacenters. Until that time, all of the information included in this document is subject to change.

Important updates in this Notification:

The following updates affect popular or important services and programs:

  • Dovecot (Linux and v3)
  • PHP-5.3.8 (v3)
  • cURL (v3)
  • Apache (v3)
  • ProFTPD (v3)
  • Ports (v3)

 

Linux MPS/VPS

The following updates will be made to the Linux VPS/MPS platform.

Important services to be restarted:

The following services will be restarted by Verio as part of the update:

  • Dovecot
  • Apache

 

No Action Needed

The following Linux VPS/MPS updates do not require action by customers to take advantage of the full benefits of the update. Some services may be rebooted as part of the update.

Dovecot-1.2.17
Dovecot 1.2.17 is being recompiled to include updated libraries.
Spamassassin vinstall
The Spamassassin vinstall will be updated to turn off uribl filtering by default.
PHP 5.3.8
The pcntl extension will be added to the PHP 5.3.8 vinstall.

 

FreeBSD MPS/VPS v3

The following updates will be made to the FreeBSD VPS/MPS v3 platform.

Important services to be restarted:

The following services will be restarted by Verio as part of the update:

  • ClamAV
  • saslauthd
  • Apache
  • Spamassassin
  • Dovecot
  • Named
  • CPX

Possible Action Needed

The following VPS/MPS v3 updates may require additional attention or action to take advantage of the full benefits of the update. Any possible actions are listed at the end of the individual update information.

PHP-5.3.8
The vinstall for PHP5 will be upgraded to version 5.3.8. In addition, the pcntl extension will now be included with the vinstall.

To upgrade existing installations of PHP5, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:

# vinstall php5.3

No Action Needed

The following VPS/MPS v3 updates do not require action by customers to take advantage of the full benefits of the update. Some services may be rebooted as part of the update.

Apache 2.2.21
Apache will be upgraded to version 2.2.21.
ClamAV-0.97.3_1
ClamAV will be upgraded to version 0.97.3_1.
CPX-2.0.3
CPX will be updated to now include a "security setting" to force SSL connections.
cURL-7.21.3_2
cURL will be upgraded to version 7.21.3_2.
proftpd-1.3.3g
ProFTPd will be upgraded to version 1.3.3g.
Dovecot-1.2.17
Dovecot will be upgraded to version 1.2.17.
Spamassassin vinstall
The Spamassassin vinstall will be updated to turn off uribl filtering by default.
php.ini - allow_url_fopen
The allow_url_fopen option will be turned off by default in the php.ini.
Innotop vuninstall
A uninstall script (vuninstall) will now be available for innotop.
OpenSSL-1.0.0e
The port version of OpenSSL will be upgraded to version 1.0.0e on the host system.
Ports Collection
The following Ports are being updated:

 

arc-5.21p
arc will be upgraded to version 5.21p.

Alpine-2.00_3
Alpine will be upgraded to version 2.00_3.

aspell-without-dicten-0.60.6.1
aspell will be upgraded to version 0.60.6.1.

Bash-4.1.11
Bash will be upgraded to version 4.1.11.

ca_root_nss-3.12.11_2
ca_root_nss will be upgraded to  version 3.12.11_2.

cclient-2007f,1
cclient will be upgraded to version 2007f,1. 

cyrus-sasl-2.1.25_1
cyrus-sasl will be upgraded to version 2.1.25_1.
 
cyrus-sasl-saslauthd-2.1.25
cyrus-sasl-saslauthd will be upgraded to version 2.1.25.

dirmngr-1.1.0_8
dirmngr will be upgraded to version 1.1.0_8.

Emacs-nox11-23.3_5,2
Emacs will be upgraded to 23.3_5,2.

Expat-2.0.1_2
Expat will be upgraded to version 2.0.1_2.

fontconfig-2.8.0_1,1
fontconfig will be upgrade to version 2.8.0_1,1.

FreeType2-2.4.6
FreeType will be upgraded to version 2-2.4.6.

gawk-4.0.0
gawk will be upgraded to version 4.0.0.

gdbm-1.9.1
gdbm will be upgraded to version 1.9.1.

Ghostscript8-nox11-8.71_8
Ghostscript8-nox11 will be upgraded to version 11-8.71_8.

gio-fam-backend-2.28.8
gio-fam-backend will be upgraded to version 2.28.8.

glib-2.28.8_1
glib will be upgraded to version 2.28.8.

gmake-3.82
gmake will be upgraded to version 3.82.

gmp-5.0.2
gmp will be upgraded to version 5.0.2.

GnuPG-2.0.18_1
GnuPG will be upgraded to version 2.0.18_1.

gpgme-1.3.1
gpgme will be upgraded to version 1.3.1.

gtar-1.26
gtar will be upgraded to version 1.26.

help2man-1.40.4
help2man will be upgraded to version 1.40.4.

ImageMagick-nox11-6.7.3.1
ImageMagick will be upgraded to version 6.7.3.1. In addition two 
dependencies (lcms2-2.2 and webp-0.1.3) will be added.

ja-grep-2.4.2
ja-grep will be upgraded to version 2.4.2.

ja-jcode.pl-2.13_1
ja-jcode will be upgraded to version 2.13_1. In addition a patch to fix 
the deprecated defined(%hash) issue will be included.

ja-namazu2-2.0.21
ja-namazu2 will be upgraded to version 2.0.21.

ksh93-20110208_2
ksh will be upgraded to version 93-20110208_2 to correct a segfault on suspend bug.

LFTP-4.3.2
LFTP will be upgraded to version 4.3.2.

libassuan-2.0.2
libassuan will be upgraded to version 2.0.2.

libgcrypt-1.5.0
libgcrypt will be upgraded to version 1.5.0.

libidn-1.22
libidn will be upgraded to version1.22.

libksba-1.2.0
libksba will be upgraded to version 1.2.0.

libltdl-2.4_1
libltdl will be upgraded to version 2.4._1.

libsigsegv-2.10
libsigsev will now be available. 

libslang2-2.2.4
libslang2 will be upgraded to version 2.2.4.

libssh2-1.3.0,2
libssh2 will now be available.

libtool-2.4_1
libtool will be upgraded to version 2.4_1.

libxslt-1.1.26_3
libxslt will be upgraded to version 1.1.26_3.

linux_base-fc-4_16
linux_base-fc-4 will be upgraded to revision 16.

lua-5.1.4_6
lua will be upgraded to version 5.1.4_6. 

lynx-2.8.8d9_1
lynx will be upgraded to version 2.8.8d9_1.

lzo2-2.06
lzo2 will be upgraded to version 2.06.

m4-1.4.16,1
m4 will be upgraded to version 1.4.16,1.

makedepend-1.0.3,1
makedepend will be upgraded to version 1.0.3,1.

mpfr-3.1.0_1
mpfr will be upgraded to version 3.1.0_1.

mutt-devel-lite-1.5.21_2
mutt-devel-lite will be upgraded to version 1.5.21_2.

mutt-devel-1.5.21_3
mutt-devel will be upgraded to version 1.5.21_3.

namazu2-2.0.21
namazu2 will be upgraded to version 2.0.21.

netpbm-10.35.81
netpbm will be upgraded to version 10.35.81.

nmap-5.61.t2
nmap will be upgraded to version 5.61.t2.

nmh-1.3
nmh will be upgraded to version 1.3.

openldap-sasl-client-2.4.26
openldap-sasl-client will be upgraded to version 2.4.26.

pcre-8.13_1
pcre will be upgraded to version 8.13_1.

p5-Archive-Tar-1.78
p5-Archive-Tar will be upgraded to version 1.78.

p5-Authen-NTLM-1.09
p5-Authen-NTLM will be upgraded to version 1.09.

p5-Compress-Raw-Lzma-2.037
p5-Compress-Raw-Lzma will be upgraded to version 2.037.

p5-Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.037
p5-Compress-Raw-Zlib will be upgraded to version 2.037.

p5-Compress-Raw-Bzip2-2.037
p5-Compress-Raw-Bzip2 will be upgraded to version 2.037.

p5-Crypt-OpenSSL-RSA-0.28
p5-Crypt-OpenSSL-RSA will be upgraded to version 0.28.

p5-Date-Manip-6.25
p5-Date-Manip will be upgraded to version 6.25.

p5-DBI-1.616_1
p5-DBI will be upgraded to version 1.616_1.

p5-Digest-1.17
p5-Digest will be upgraded to version 1.17.

p5-Digest-HMAC-1.03
p5-Digest-HMAC will be upgraded to version 1.03.

p5-Digest-SHA-5.62
p5-Digest-SHA will be upgraded to version 5.62.

p5-Encode-Locale-1.02
p5-Encode-Locale will now be available.

p5-ExtUtils-CBuilder-0.2802.02,1
p5-ExtUtils-CBuilder will be upgraded to version 0.2802.02,1. 

p5-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.56_1
p5-ExtUtils-MakeMaker will be upgraded to version 6.56_1.

p5-ExtUtils-ParseXS-3.04
p5-ExtUtils-ParseXS will be upgraded to version 3.04.

p5-File-Listing-6.03
p5-File-Listing will now be available.

p5-GDBM-1.14_1
p5-GDBM will be upgraded to version 1.14_1.

p5-HTTP-Message-6.02
p5-HTTP-Message will now be available.

p5-HTTP-Negotiate-6.00
p5-HTTP-Negotiate will now be available.

p5-HTTP-Daemon-6.00
p5-HTTP-Daemon will now be available.

p5-HTTP-Cookies-6.00
p5-HTTP-Cookies will now be available.

p5-HTTP-Date-6.00
p5-HTTP-Date will now be available.

p5-IO-Compress-2.037
p5-IO-Compress will be upgraded to version 2.037.

p5-IO-Socket-INET6-2.67
p5-IO-Socket-INET6 will be upgraded to version 2.67.

p5-IO-Socket-SSL-1.44
p5-IO-Socket-SSL will be upgraded to version 1.44.

p5-IO-Tty-1.10
p5-IO-Tty will now be available.

p5-IPC-Cmd-0.72
p5-IPC-Cmd will be upgraded to version 0.72.

p5-IPC-Run-0.90
p5-IPC-Run will now be available.

p5-libwww-6.02_1
p5-libwww will be upgraded to version 6.02_1.

p5-List-MoreUtils-0.33
p5-List-MoreUtils will be upgraded to version 0.33.

p5-LWP-MediaTypes-6.01
p5-LWP-MediaTypes will now be available.

p5-LWP-Protocol-https-6.02
p5-LWP-Protocol-https will now be available.

p5-Mail-Tools-2.08
p5-Mail-Tools will be upgraded to version 2.08.

p5-Math-BigInt-1.997
p5-Math-BigInt will be upgraded to version 1.997.

p5-Math-BigInt-FastCalc-0.30
p5-Math-BigInt-FastCalc will be upgraded to version 0.30.

p5-Module-Load-0.22
p5-Module-Load will be upgraded to version 0.22.

p5-Module-CoreList-2.56
p5-Module-CoreList will be upgraded to version 2.56.

p5-Module-Load-Conditional-0.46
p5-Module-Load-Conditional will be upgraded to version 0.46.

p5-Module-Metadata-1.000007
p5-Module-Metadata will be upgraded to version 1.000007.

p5-Mozilla-CA-20110914
p5-Mozilla-CA will now be available.

p5-NetAddr-IP-4.044
p5-NetAddr-Ip will be upgraded to version 4.044.

p5-Net-HTTP-6.01
p5-Net-HTTP will now be available.

p5-Net-IP-1.25_3
p5-Net-IP will be upgraded to version 1.25_3.

p5-Net-LibIDN-0.12_1
p5-Net-LiblDN  will be upgraded to version 0.12_1.

p5-Net-SSLeay-1.42
p5-Net-SSLeay will be upgraded to version 1.42.

p5-Params-Check-0.32
p5-Params-Check will be upgraded to version 0.32.

p5-Pod-Simple-3.19
p5-Pod-Simple will be upgraded to version 3.19.

p5-Quota-1.6.6
p5-Quota will be upgraded to version 1.6.6.

p5-Storable-2.30_1
p5-Storable will be upgraded to version 2.30_1.

p5-Text-Diff-1.41
p5-Text-Diff will be upgraded to version 1.41.

p5-Test-Harness-3.23
p5-Test-Harness will be upgraded to version 3.23. 

p5-Test-Pod-1.45
p5-Test-Pod will be upgraded to version 1.45.

p5-Test-Simple-0.98
p5-Test-Simple will be upgraded to version 0.98.

p5-URI-1.59
p5-URI will be upgraded to version 1.59.

p5-version-0.94
p5-version will be upgraded to version 0.94.

p5-WWW-RobotRules-6.01
p5-WWW-RobotRules will now be available.

p5-XML-LibXML-1.84,1
p5-XML-LibXML will be upgraded to version 1.84,1.

p5-YAML-0.73
p5-YAML will be upgraded to version 0.73.

p5-YAML-Tiny-1.50
p5-YAML-Tiny will be upgraded to version 1.50.

pinentry-curses-0.8.1_1
pinentry-curses will be upgraded to version 0.8.1_1.

png-1.4.8
png will be upgraded to version 1.4.8.

portupgrade-devel-9999,2
portupgrade-devel will be upgraded to version 9999,2.

Python25-2.5.6_1
Python25 will be upgraded to version 2.5.6_1.

readline-6.2
readline will be upgraded to version 6.2.

rgb-1.0.4
rgb will be upgraded to version 1.0.4.

rsync-3.0.9
rsync will be upgraded to version 3.0.9.

ruby+nopthreads-1.8.7.352_2,1
Ruby will be upgraded to version 1.8.7.352_2,1.

ruby18-bdb-0.6.6
Ruby18-bdb will be upgraded to version 0.6.6.

sudo-1.8.2
sudo will be upgraded to version 1.8.2.

sqlite3-3.7.8
sqlite3 will be upgraded to version 3.7.8.

tiff-4.0.0_2
tiff will be upgraded to version 4.0.0_2.

tightvnc-1.3.10_3
tightvnc will now be available.

twm-1.0.7
twm will be upgraded to version 1.0.7.

unrar-4.00,5
unrar will be upgraded to version 4.00,5.

unzip-6.0_1
unzip will be upgraded to version 6.0_1.

vim-lite-7.3.121
vim-lite will be upgraded to version 7.3.121. 

wget-1.13.4_1
wget will be upgraded to version 1.13.4_1.

X11 upgrade
X11 will be upgraded.

xauth-1.0.6
xauth will be upgraded to version 1.0.6.

xproto-7.0.22
xproto will be upgraded to version 7.0.22.

xz-5.0.3
xz will be upgraded to version 5.0.3.

zsh-4.3.12_1
zsh will be upgraded to version 4.3.12_1.

 

FreeBSD MPS/VPS v2

The following updates will be made to the FreeBSD VPS/MPS v2 platform.

Important services to be restarted:

The following services will be restarted by Verio as part of the update:

  • Dovecot
  • Apache
  • Named
  • CPX
CPX Update
The "Software Firewall" menu option began to display after the Kernel update. CPX will be updated to remove the Firewall option.
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