Distributions such as Ubuntu and Debian are currently in the process of issuing updates to their users to remove a problem with the Rsync tool.

The new 1.3.7 is the CUPS developers have closed down several vulnerabilities in the popular print server.

The second update of the Xine-Lib video back-end within a month, closes down a number of integer overflows that were described in CVE-2008-1482.

The Mozilla project has released an updated version of its Firefox browser to close various vulnerabilities.

The free Debian Linux distribution is looking for Security staff for its "testing" branch.

Following security fixes for Firefox, Camino & Co, the developers of the Thunderbird email client have now taken steps to remove known vulnerabilities, closing down five security holes, one of which was and classified as critical.

Recent kernel versions back to the older kernel 2.6.17 may contain a vulnerability that can be exploited by local attackers.