From michael.wiegand at intevation.de Tue Jul 1 11:53:32 2008 From: michael.wiegand at intevation.de (Michael Wiegand) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:53:32 +0200 Subject: [Openvas-announce] openvas-libnasl 1.0.1 released Message-ID: <200807011153.32660.michael.wiegand@intevation.de> Hello, the OpenVAS developers are happy to announce that openvas-libnasl 1.0.1 has just been released. The source code is already available for download (at http://wald.intevation.org/frs/?group_id=29&release_id=191); binary packages are expected to follow soon. This release contains changes to the packaging files for various distributions as well as minor bug fixes, cleanups and copyright clarifications. Apart from this, this release prepares OID support for OpenVAS. Please note that this version requires openvas-libraries 1.0.2 or newer. The main changes are: * Changed version requirements for gpgme from 1.1.5 to 1.1.2; 1.1.2 is the default version in Debian Etch and already contains sufficient functionality. * Added packaging files for Debian, OpenSUSE and Fedora. * Preparation for support for OpenVAS OIDs. * Changed version requirements for openvas-libraries from 0.9.2 to 1.0.2 due to API extension for OpenVAS OIDs. * Removed proprietary NASL2 reference. * Fixed a configuration issue that broke the build process on certain 64bit installations. * Improved copyright information, various copyright clarifications. * Various code cleanups. Regards, Michael Wiegand -- Michael Wiegand OpenPGP key: D7D049EC Intevation GmbH, Osnabr?ck http://www.intevation.de/ Amtsgericht Osnabr?ck, HR B 18998 Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Frank Koormann, Bernhard Reiter, Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner From michael.wiegand at intevation.de Thu Jul 3 14:22:18 2008 From: michael.wiegand at intevation.de (Michael Wiegand) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:22:18 +0200 Subject: [Openvas-announce] openvas-server 1.0.1 released Message-ID: <200807031422.18632.michael.wiegand@intevation.de> Hello, the OpenVAS developers are happy to announce that openvas-server 1.0.1 has just been released. The source code is already available for download (at http://wald.intevation.org/frs/?group_id=29&release_id=192); binary packages are expected to follow soon. This release contains new and improved packaging files for various distributions as well as bug fixes and cleanups. It also adds syslog support to openvas-server and contains a first draft for the upcoming OpenVAS Transport Protocol. Please note that this version requires openvas-libraries 1.0.2 or newer and openvas-libnasl 1.0.1 or newer. Please be aware that the plugin upload feature has been disabled in openvas-server due to security concerns as described in http://www.openvas.org/openvas-cr-4.html . This functionality is now deprecated and will be removed in future versions of openvas-server. If your existing installation depends on this feature, we recommend that you do not update to 1.0.1. Main changes: * Added syslog support to openvasd logging facility. * Fixed memory leaks in plugin scheduler. * Added and improved packaging files for Debian, OpenSUSE and Fedora. * Changed version requirements for openvas-libraries from 0.9.2 to 1.0.2 due to API extension for OpenVAS OIDs. * Changed version requirements for openvas-libnasl from 0.9.1 to 1.0.1 due to API extension for OpenVAS OIDs. * Disabled plugin upload feature due to security concerns. * Fixed possible buffer overflow in user authentication. * Fixed a configuration issue that broke the build process on certain 64bit installations. * Added a first draft of the specification for the upcoming OpenVAS Transport Protocol. * Various code cleanups. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this release: Bernhard Herzog, Jan Wagner, Jan-Oliver Wagner and others. Regards, Michael Wiegand -- Michael Wiegand OpenPGP key: D7D049EC Intevation GmbH, Osnabr?ck http://www.intevation.de/ Amtsgericht Osnabr?ck, HR B 18998 Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Frank Koormann, Bernhard Reiter, Dr. Jan-Oliver Wagner