PowerElf 2.0 Server Manager

PowerElf II Appliance Service Bulletin

Recommended Update     Purchased Feature     Optional Install

Status Date Name Description
Nov 2, 2007 e-smith-proxy Fix for accessing web servers using non-standard SSL ports when using cache. [3728]
Oct 2, 2007 powerelf-spamassassin
Minor antispam update. [3720]
Sep 27, 2007 powerelf-spamrules This optional upgrade installs a more aggressive (and bigger) ruleset for filtering spam.  Use the manual update to install this feature. After installing, go to the "Antispam Controls" page, scroll to the bottom and click the Save/Restart button to activate the new rules. This installation requires a server with +1GB of Memory.  Do not use on systems with 256MB or 512MB.
Jun 26, 2007 apache Updated httpd packages that correct a security issue are now available for the PowerElf server.
[CVE-2006-5752, CVE-2007-3304]
Jun 18, 2007 mod_perl Updated mod_perl packages that fix a security issue are now available for PowerElf.
[CVE-2007-1349]
Jun 11, 2007 e-smith-wu-imap Removed the rate of incoming connections (cps). [3693]
Apr 11, 2008 powerelf-vams

Update [1.57.6-16] to support mailarch00 powersite -- This package provides mail server antivirus protection for your PowerElf II server.  You must purchase this software from Greencomputer before downloading it.  A registration serial key for the software is available from Greencomputer for only $525 per year.  Call us toll free at 1-877-693-7353 or ask your sales rep to order this package.

June 7, 2007 fetchmail Updated fetchmail package fixes a security flaw and is now available.
[CVE-2007-1558]
May 14, 2007 php Updated php packages that fix several security flaws are now available.[CVE-2007-1285, CVE-2007-1286, CVE-2007-1711]
May 14, 2007 samba Updated samba packages that fix several security flaws are now available.[CVE-2007-2446, CVE-2007-2447]
Mar 16, 2007 qmhandle This optional package will install tools required to monitor and administer the qmail mail system.  Use "qmhandle.pl" to monitor local and remote queues, clear the qmail queue or view specific messages in the queue.  Only for advanced users. [3682]
Mar 06, 2007 gnupg Updated GnuPG packages that fix a security issue are now available.
[CVE-2007-1263]
Mar 05, 2007 glibc
glibc-common
Updated glibc-common package resolves vulnerabilities and addresses bugs with DST. [3663]
Feb 26, 2007 spamassassin Major antispam engine update (3.1.8) for PowerElf II servers.  Documentation can be found in the knowledgebase or see documentation here.
Feb 23, 2007 powerelf-freeswan Minor bug fixes and feature enhancements. [3656]
Feb 22, 2007 php
php-imap
php-ldap
php-mysql
Updated PHP packages that fix several security issues are now available for the PowerElf II server appliance.
[CVE-2007-0906 CVE-2007-0907 CVE-2007-0908 CVE-2007-0909 CVE-2007-0910]
Feb 14, 2007 powerelf-spamdmon This optional package will install a monitor to watch for rouge spamd processes.  Only install this package if directed to by Greencomputer's technical staff.
Feb 7, 2007 bind Updated bind package fix a security issue. [CVE-2007-0494]
Feb 7, 2007 fetchmail Updated fetchmail package fix a security issue. [CVE-2005-4348, CVE-2006-5867]
Jan 19, 2007 tar Updated tar package fix a security issue. [CVE-2006-6097]
Jan 19, 2007 openssl Updated OpenSSL packages are now available to correct a security issue.
[CVE-2006-293, CVE-2006-2940, CVE-2006-3738, CVE-2006-4343]
Jan 19, 2007 openssh
openssh-server
openssh-client
Upgraded OpenSSH package fixes security issues.
[CVE-2006-5794, CVE-2006-4924, CVE-2006-5051]
Nov 3, 2006 e-smith-packetfilter Updated packetfilter package includes new firewall.log file.  The file contains an hourly snapshot of current connections through the firewall.  Use the view log files to access it. [3638]
Aug 11, 2006 iptraf This optional update allows the administrator to display network traffic in real time.
Aug 11, 2006 nettop This optional update allows the administrator to display a protocol network overview in real time.
Aug 11, 2006 squidview This optional update allows the administrator to monitor the proxy log files in real time.
Jul 26, 2006 samba
samba-client
samba-common
Updated samba packages that fix a denial of service vulnerability are now available for the PowerElf II server. [CVE-2006-3403]
Jun 12, 2006 unzip Updated tar package fixes several security issues. [CVE-2005-4667]
Jun 12, 2006 pine Updated pine package fixes several security issues. [CVE-2003-0297]
Jun 7, 2006 powerelf-hdup Backup-Over-Network optional package will allow PowerElf administrators to backup their settings and data to a PC over the network in 2GB chunks.  Options include automatic backups, shares, restore from network, compression levels, and more.  Update: Fixed bug when restoring locally.
May 12, 2006 e-smith-email
e-smith-mailfront
Fix to support outgoing SMTP identification. [3552]
May 2, 2006 squidguard-blacklists Updated blacklist for web content filter. [upd:20060502-3]
Apr 10, 2006 e-smith-base Updated mail processor calculator to allow override function. [3501]
Mar 28, 2006 powerelf-squidguard Bug Fix for user control.  Includes: Support for three-way content filtering by user authentication. Fix for live update software that can't authenticate properly. Added new antivirus update entries. [3497]
Mar 27, 2006 powerelf-sarg Bug fix when creating new weekly reports. [3493]
Mar 23, 2006 sarg Upgrade to latest software version. [3483]
Mar 15, 2006 e-smith-viewlogfiles
Updated log files include fixes to display human-readable proxy, mail and smtpd log files. [3470]
Mar 7, 2006 squid An updated squid package that fixes a security vulnerability as well as several issues is now available.
[CVE-2005-2917]
Mar 3, 2006 powerelf-domainredirect This optional update provides a new panel.  It is used to forward all virtual domain e-mail to a specified user account.  Do not install this package unless you require this feature. [3410]
Feb 1, 2006 squidguard-whitelist Updated whitelist for web content filter. [upd:20060101-1]
Jan 31, 2006 e-smith-pptpd Patch includes mtu and mru options for incoming PPTP clients. [3390]
Dec 8, 2005 powerelf-mrtg Includes process table output for OS. [3317]
Dec 6, 2005 powerelf-mailgroups This optional update provides a new panel to manage email-only groups.  This update allows the administrator to workaround the 28-group maximum limit. [3315]
Dec 1, 2005 powerelf-vdomainmail This upgrade provides the ability to manage FQDN email aliasing for virtual domains. [3312]
Nov 14, 2005 rkhunter RKHunter is a scanning tool used to check for rootkits, backdoors, local exploits, worms and insecure services running on your PowerElf server.  It is configured to automatically scan your system once a week.  This application can be run from the command line with the "rkhunter -c" command. [Updated version checks for new db releases]
Nov 14, 2005 lynx An updated lynx package that corrects a security flaw is now available.
[CVE-2005-2929]
Nov  9, 2005 awstats-powerelf Update base package to latest stable awstats -- version 6.4. This fixes a number of security and bug issues. [Changelog]
Nov  3, 2005 wget Updated wget package that fixes several security issues is now available. [CVE-2005-3185]
Oct 24, 2005 powerelf-ids Update for IDS. Includes update to ARB (Active Response Blocking) [3241]
Oct 14, 2005 powerelf-ids-rules IDS update includes new SSH scan rules to listen on various ports. [3229]
Oct 14, 2005 e-smith-openssh
Includes new SSH feature (in the Remote-Access panel) to change the default port to something other than port 22.  Doing so allows the administrator to obfuscate the port and should reduce the amount of automated SSH attacks on your server when public mode is enabled. [3228]
Oct 12, 2005 libtool-libs Updated libtool packages that fix local tmp vulnerabilities are now available.
Oct 12, 2005 libpng Updated libpng package(s) fixes security issue.
[CAN-2004-0599, CAN-2004-0768]
Oct 12, 2005 krb5-libs Updated krb5 package(s) fixes security issue.
[CAN-2004-1189, CAN-2005-0468, CAN-2005-0469]
Oct 12, 2005 gzip Updated gzip package(s) fixes security issue.
[CAN-2005-0758, CAN-2005-0988, CAN-2005-1228]
Oct 12, 2005 gd Updated gd package(s) fixes security issue.
[CAN-2004-0941, CAN-2004-0990]
Oct 12, 2005 cyrus-sasl
cyrus-sasl-md5
Updated cyrus-sasl package(s) fixes security issue.
[CAN-2004-0884]
Oct 12, 2005 curl Updated curl package fixes security issue.
[CAN-2005-0490]
Oct 11, 2005 mc Updated MC package fixes security issues.
[CAN-2004-1175, CAN-2004-1176, CAN-2005-0763]
Oct 10, 2005 e-smith-ldap Bug fix in ldap directory affected some PowerElf II servers. [3200]
Sep 28, 2005 pcre Updated pcre packages are now available to correct a security issue. [CAN-2005-2491]
Sep 21, 2005 mod_ssl Updated mod_ssl package that fix a security issues in the web server is now available for PowerElf II. [CAN-2005-2700]
Sep 21, 2005 cvs An updated cvs package that fixes a security bug is now available. [CAN-2005-2693]
Jun 28, 2005 powerelf-malware Bug Fix. This optional upgrade will help to prevent many malware/spyware infections through blackhole DNS. It also includes additional rules for the IDS. This installation requires a server with +1GB of Memory.  Do not use on systems with 256MB or 512MB.
Jun 24, 2005 e-smith-base Bug fixes. Updated configuration to provide total memory details. [3062]
Jun 16, 2005 telnet
telnet-server
Updated telnet packages that fix an information disclosure issue are now available. [CAN-2005-0488]
Jun 15, 2005 whois Enhanced feature-set for whois package.
Jun 15, 2005 pam Updated pam packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available. [CAN-2003-0388]
Jun 2, 2005 powerelf-yum Bug Fix: Minor changes to random time variable.  Update includes new "powerelf-update" command and includes a bug fix to ensure better and faster auto-update service from the GCHQ. [3058]
May 18, 2005 sudo Updated sudo package that fixes a security issue is now available. [CAN-2004-1051]
May 18, 2005 imap Bug fix for listing using empty pattern - used by clients to get separator. [3049]
May 4, 2005 mysql
mysql-server
mysql-devel
Updated mysql packages that fix various security issues are now available. [CAN-2004-0381, CAN-2004-0388, CAN-2004-0457, CAN-2004-0835, CAN-2004-0836, CAN-2004-0837, CAN-2004-0957, CAN-2005-0004]
May 4, 2005 sharutils Updated sharutils packages that fix several security issues are now available.
May 4, 2005 dhcp An updated dhcp package that fixes a string format issue is now available for PowerElf 2.0 server appliance. [CAN-2004-1006]
Feb 1, 2005 perl-Mail-Spamassassin
spamassassin
spamassassin-tools
dcc-dccproc
perl-Net-DNS
perl-Net-Ping
perl-Parse-Syslog
perl-razor-agents
perl-Storable
Upgraded Antispam filter for PowerElf II servers.  Includes improved features such as enhanced rules, Bayesian auto learning, AWL, DNS RBL, razor/DCC bulk mail scanning, ability to train the filter by uploading spam/non-spam and more.  You may need to reconfigure your options in the "Antispam / Configuration" panel. Documentation can be found by clicking this link.
Jan 12, 2005 powerelf-autoaccounts Optional package that allows the administrator to upload text files to add/remove user accounts.  See the documentation for details and use. [2943]
Dec 29, 2004 e-smith-mailfront Upgraded mailfront compatibility with new AV software. [2958]
Dec 15, 2004 perl-MIME-Lite Optional perl module.
Dec 14, 2004 ncompress An updated ncompress package that fixes a buffer overflow and problem in the handling of files larger than 2 GB is now available. [CAN-2001-1413]
Dec 14, 2004 net-tools An updated net-tools package that fixes various bugs is now available. [2004:576-02]
Dec 6, 2004 dos2unix Tools required to convert DOS formatted text files to UNIX format. [2918]
Nov 25, 2004 powerelf-phpmyadmin Updated software to 2.6.0-pl2 -- Administer MySQL databases via a web-based interface.  You can log into the URL below by providing your admin account and password.  After installing the package, you can access it via https://internalserverip/phpmyadmin
Nov 24, 2004 powerelf-lat Updated console tools for administrative functions. [2912]
Sep 2, 2004 perl
perl-CGI
perl-CPAN
perl-DB_File
perl-NDBM_File
perl-suidperl
Bug Fix Advisory -- This update fixes an issue with the vacation messaging component on the PowerElf II server.  There was an issue detected with the NDBM_File perl module. [2863]
Sep 2, 2004 rsync An updated rsync package that fixes a path sanitizing bug is now available. [CAN-2004-0792]
Aug 13, 2004 powerelf-mrtg
powerelf-snmpd
mrtg
ucd-snmp-utils
Product Enhancement.  Statistics can now be provided to the administrator in graph/chart form.
Aug 5, 2004 Putty (Win32) The latest version to fixes security issues.  Download the latest version here with all security patches applied. [CORE-2004-0705]
Aug 4, 2004 e-smith-portforwarding Bug Fix  --  Allows forwarding of TCP port 80 properly. Fixes problems when deleting existing forwards. [2804]
Aug 4, 2004 e-smith-openssh Security Fix. The configuration will ONLY accept "Protocol 2" when connecting via SSH.  [2803]
Aug 3, 2004 e-smith-packetfilter Required to work with port forwarding module. [2796]
July 30, 2004 proftpd Bug Fix. Fixed log rotation in auto-update e-mail.  Fixes possible root exploit attack and backport security patch from 1.2.10rc1.  [proftp2267]
July 29, 2004 iproute Updated iproute packages that close a locally-exploitable denial of service. [CAN-2003-0856]
July 29, 2004 man Updated man packages fix a minor security vulnerability. [CAN-2003-0124]
July 29, 2004 slocate Updated slocate packages are now available that fix vulnerabilities. [CAN-2003-0056, CAN-2003-0848]
July 29, 2004 stunnel Updated stunnel packages are now available. [CAN-2003-0740]
July 29, 2004 utempter Updated utempter package that fixes a potential symlink vulnerability. [CAN-2004-0233]
July 29, 2004 xinetd Updated xinetd packages fix a security vulnerability and other bugs. [CAN-2003-0211]
July 26, 2004 sysklogd Updated sysklogd resolves memory buffer bug. [2760]
July 22, 2004 zlib Security Update [2712]
July 22, 2004 vim-common
vim-enhanced
vim-minimal
Security Update [2711]
July 22, 2004 ucd-snmp Security Update [2710]
July 22, 2004 tcpdump Security Update [2709]
July 22, 2004 mm Bug Fix [2705]
July 22, 2004 libstdc++ Security Update [2704]
July 22, 2004 libpcap Security Update [2703]
July 20, 2004 bonnie++ File system performance benchmark.  See "man bonnie++" for details. [2622]
June 11, 2004 powerelf-serialnum Fixes bug in post-upgrade event. [2609]
Apr 27, 2004 e-smith-php Fixed bug that prevented large file attachments in webmail. [2390]
Mar 31, 2004 e-smith-email Bug fix.  Kills double-bouncing and adds bounce control. [2384]
Nov 27, 2003 logrotate Rotate logs daily, not weekly [2357]


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