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December 2005 Version Watch

December 9, 2005 3:59 PM

Version Watch: By Operating System


  • CentOS 3: 3.6 is the currently released version of CentOS 3. It includes the following features the Native Posix Thread Library, Gnome 2.2.2, KDE 3.1.3, MySQL 3.23.58, PostgreSQL 7.3.10, Apache 2.0.46, OpenOffice.org 1.1.2, Samba 3 and many others.
  • CentOS 4: 4.2 is the current version of CentOS 4. Major new features include the Linux 2.6 Kernel, SELinux, udev replacing the /dev system, Xorg, MySQL4, CyrusIMAPD, Gnome 2.8 and KDE 3.3.


  • Core 3: Updates for Perl and libc-client have been issued. The Perl update fixes an integer overflow bug was found in Perl's format string processor. An attacker could cause Perl to crash or execute arbitrary code. An update for libc-client patches a buffer overflow flaw that was discovered in the way C-client parses user supplied mailboxes.
  • Core 4: Updates for Perl and libc-client have been issued. The Perl update fixes an integer overflow bug was found in Perl's format string processor. An attacker could cause Perl to crash or execute arbitrary code. An update for libc-client patches a buffer overflow flaw that was discovered in the way C-client parses user supplied mailboxes.


  • RHEL 3.6: Red Hat has issued a kernel update for RHEL 3. This update includes numerous bug fixes, driver updates and security fixes. Key areas affected by fixes in this update include kswapd, inode handling, the SATA subsystem, diskdump handling, ptrace() syscall support, and signal handling. Since the kernel update Red Hat has issued updates for Perl and libc-client have been issued. The Perl update fixes an integer overflow bug was found in Perl's format string processor. An attacker could cause Perl to crash or execute arbitrary code. An update for libc-client patches a buffer overflow flaw that was discovered in the way C-client parses user supplied mailboxes.
  • RHEL 4.2: Red Hat has issued a kernel update for RHEL 4. There were several bug fixes in various parts of the kernel. Security fixes address flaws that can lead to DoS attacks. Since the kernel update Red Hat has issued updates for Perl and libc-client have been issued. The Perl update fixes an integer overflow bug was found in Perl's format string processor. An attacker could cause Perl to crash or execute arbitrary code. An update for libc-client patches a buffer overflow flaw that was discovered in the way C-client parses user supplied mailboxes.

Version Watch: By Control Panel

cpanel updates

  • cPanel 10.x: Current version is 10.8.1 with support for RHEL 2.1, 3, 4; Red Hat 7.3, 9; Fedora Core 1, 2, 3, 4; CentOS 3.x, 4.x

ensim updates

  • Ensim 4.0.3: This release supports RHEL 3, Fedora Core 1, and Fedora Core 2. There are two recent hotfixes one offers support for SpamAssassin 3.0.2 and the second is a security fix for an exploit involving scheduled backup vulnerabilities.
  • Ensim 4.0.4: Please note: Ensim 4.0.4 is available but is targeted to RHEL 4. Users have reported significant issues when trying to use this update on non-RHEL 4 systems. At this time, we only recommend this version for new installations on RHEL 4
  • Ensim 4.1.0: Ensim is pleased to announce the release of Ensim Pro/Ensim Basic for Linux 4.1.0. This latest release supports Fedora Core 1, Fedora Core 2, RHEL 3, RHEL 4 and CentOS 4.1 and 4.2. Control panel updates are now independent of the operating system. MySQL 5.0 is also supported and you can now schedule service restarts.

plesk updates

  • Plesk 7.5.x: Current version is 7.5.4 build75051209.14. This includes stability and security updates. Plesk 7.5.4 supports the following: Red Hat 7.3, Red Hat 9, RHEL 2.1, RHEL 3, RHEL 4, Fedora Core 1, Fedora Core 2, Fedora Core 3 and CentOS 3.3.

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