[Openvas-announce] openvas-server 1.0.1 released

[Michael Wiegand]

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

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Michael Wiegand                                   OpenPGP key: D7D049EC
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