Due to incorrect data validation Squid is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing specially crafted DNS packets.
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Avira malware extension stats for Jan 2010
Felix EhlersThe german antivirus company Avira has published statistics about file extensions used by malware in URLs that may occur in emails or infected websites for January 2010.
FreeBSD
BSD magazine becomes free online publication
Felix EhlersThe website of the BSD magazine announces that the BSD Mag is now becoming a free monthly online publication. You can sign up to their newsletter and get every issue straight to your inbox.
DragonFly BSD
Bsdtalk 184: Interview about DragonFlyBSD
Felix EhlersMatthew Dillon is interviewed and asked about recent developments in DragonFly BSD.
FreeBSD
FreeBSD security advisory 10-03: zfs
Felix EhlersThe ZFS Intent Log ZIL is a mechanism that gathers together in memory transactions of writes, and is flushed onto disk when synchronous semantics is necessary. In the event of crash or power failure, the log is examined and the uncommitted transaction would be replayed to maintain the synchronous semantics.