--- cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2011/09/29 06:11:45 1.10 +++ cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2015/03/22 08:37:02 1.32 @@ -1,227 +1,435 @@ -SME Server 8.0 Beta 7 Release Notes -=================================== +Koozali SME Server 8.2 Release Notes + +==================================== + + + +18 March 2015 + + + +The Koozali SME Server (SME Server) development team is pleased to announce + +the release of SME Server 8.2 which is based on CentOS 5.11 -30 September 2011 -The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of -SME Server 8.0beta7 which is based on CentOS 5.7 and will be the next -major release of SME Server. This is the final planned Beta for SME 8. Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug + tracker (and only there, please); + + http://bugs.contribs.org/ -*************************** -Testers Please Note the following... -1. SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this - release but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a - dedicated test machine and take part in the testing phase. -2. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8 - will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware - means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX; - AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors - are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, - Athlon XP and later. +Download -3. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at - http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 +======== + + + +You can download SME Server 8.2 from + +http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/8.2/iso/x86_64/ + +or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Download + + + +Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, + +during this time you may experience problems. -4. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean - machines without contribs or other modifications. -5. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing - contribs. They are not certain to work so only try on test servers. - Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker. -6. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, - during this time you may experience problems. - You can download SME8.0 Beta 7 from - http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ - or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 -*************************** About SME Server + ================ + + SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium -enterprises. + +enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by Koozali Foundation, Inc., + +a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support + +for SME Server. + + SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and + is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community. + However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on + meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc. -As such, we ask for a small donation to offset costs and fund further + + +As such, we ask for a donation to offset costs and fund further development. + + + +a) If you are a school, a church, a non-profit organisation or an individual + +using SME Server for private purposes, we would appreciate you to contribute + +within your means toward the costs associated with hosting, maintenance and + development. + + +b) If you are a company or an integrator and you are deploying SME Server in + +the course of your work to generate revenue, we expect you to make a donation + +commensurate with the level of revenue you generate and the number of servers + +your have in the field. Please, help the project + + + Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate. -Thanks and a plea for help -========================== + + +Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received, + +simply email treasurer@koozali.org + + + + + +Thanks + +====== + + The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved -themselves with this beta release. At this stage in development the role -of testers is vital; the final release date and the stability and -quality of the new version depend on full and thorough testing by all -levels of users, right from beginners who may be confused by, and draw -the developers attention to, insufficiently transparent system design, -up to seasoned and skilled users who can probe the system deeply. Bug -triage and verification testing needs lots of community involvement; -please try to spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's -future. - -This release, which is based on a major update of the Centos Core, -contains many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server -Manager regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the -latest stage of development. -Major changes in beta 7 -======================= -* Require authentication for all emails, including local. -* Optional - to use ext4 instead of ext3 for file systems - (except for /boot). At the boot prompt use "ext4" or "sme ext4". - *** ext4 is considered experimental, so use with caution *** -* Optional - LDAP authentication can be enabled. Once enabled it cannot - be disabled, so experiment with care. - To enable: db configuration setprop ldap Authentication enabled +themselves with this release. + + + + + +Notes + +===== + + + +1. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8.2 + + will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware + + means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX; + + AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors + + are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, + + Athlon XP and later. + + + +2. Some notes on SME Server 8.2 including help on upgrades can be found at + + http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 + + + +3. Please note Upstream policy on Production Phase 3 for EL5. Only those + + security updates deemed crucial are now being released upstream for EL5 + + (so also for SME8) The Koozali team recommends that you start moving + + workloads from SME Server 8 to SME Server 9. + + Planned EOL for CentOS 5 is Mar 31 2017 + + + +4. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, + + during this time you may experience problems. + + You can download SME Server 8.2 from + + http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/8.2/iso/i386/ + + or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 + + + + Changes in this release + ======================= -This section of this README file lists all package changes carried out -by SME-associated developers since SME Server 8.0 Beta 6. -The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes -carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to -shorten the list. Packages recently altered by Centos, Redhat, and -Fedora-associated developers are not included. + +Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are + +not included. + + + + Backups + ------- -- Improve how Backup to Workstation handles full remote disks. -- Do not make backup fail when due to a modified file. -- Localise the choices for 'Select the type of share for backup - destination' in the Configure Workstation Backup panel. -- Improve the wording of the 'Backup or restore' server-manager panel. - Replace term "USB disk" with "removable disk" as this is not - restricted to only USB disks. -- Improve wording of workstation backup email regarding the set number. -- Do not modify the workstation backup location 'SmbShare' during - software update. -- Include disk usage in Workstation Backup email. -- A new database property, OpenFilesLimit, allows customisation of - open_files_limit option in my.cnf. This can allow backups to succeed - if a MySQL database has a very large number of tables. -File Server ------------ -- Change separator character in general Samba configuration file. -- Changes in Samba's "Recycle VFS exclude" syntax (for ibays). + - Add pkgconfig dar + + - New Upstream Version dar + + - Add requires nfs-utils + + - The nfs service is neither started or allowed to start + + - Workstation Backup, do not create folder in / + + + + + +LDAP -LDAP (Optional in SME 8, and considered experimental) ---- -- Create samba account during event for machine. -- Keep uid/gid for computer accounts in synch for Unix/Samba/LDAP. -- Fixed syntax error in create-machine-account. -- Fix samba-group-mapping for users without group membership. -- Fix cpu critical patch missing ' -- LDAP admin password needs to be loaded in secrets.tdb -- Change authentication from passwd/shadow files to the pam database. -- Turba searches on LDAP address book fixed. -- Properly handle account with accents in first- or lastname with - regards to LDAP. -- Fix create user gid parameter. -- Path for gpasswd command fixed in "init-accounts" script. -- All ibay account commands as system accounts in LDAP. -- Create ibay accounts as system accounts in LDAP. -- Use cpu commands to manage Ibays accounts if ldap is master. -- Make cpu calls critical only with ldap{Auth} is enabled. -- Check slapd.conf syntax before trying to dump the database. -- Simplify ldap-update call by calling ldif-fix -- Change script order: ldap-update should be called after - domain-group-maps. -- LDAP ou field is taken from Dept not Department. -- LDAP changes: Add rfc2739.schema back in and include in config. -- Use ldapmodify to load ldif, add -a if no changetype. -- Remove bogus junk attribute from ldif templates. -- Change startup order for ldap. -- ldap should store locked passwords for expired passwords. -- Add ldap as an auth type to radius -- Radius should use LDAP backend (if LDAP auth is enabled). + + - Make pdbedit output independent from locale and timezone so it can be + + parsed + + Localisation + ------------ -- Latest localisation updates applied. + + - apply locale 2015-03-14 patch from pootle + + - apply locale 2014-12-25 patch from pootle + + - apply locale 2014-03-08 patch from pootle + + Mail Server + ----------- -- Require SMTP authentication by default when sending to an external - address. -- Fix TLS security defaults, TLS Ciphers for qpsmtpd can be configured. -- Change enabled to transparent for mail proxy. -- Enable authentication for smtp traffic and migrate if necessary. -- Fix pseudonym modification for "local network only" accounts. -- Add smtp auth into web interface, not just when enabled. -- Fix require_resolvable_fromhost doesn't work -- Fix qpsmtpd plugin fatal errors when incoming mail message has no - headers. -- Serialize configure_peers to prevent errors. -- Fix SMTP proxy wording in server-manager. -- Fix SMTP auth wording in server-manager. -- New feature: Allow for individual configuration for the number of - mail logfiles. + + - Updated to ClamAV release 0.98.6 + + - Updated to release ClamAV 0.98.5 + + - Add BuildRequires for openssl-devel and libxml2-devel + + - Remove Packager and Vendor from ClamAV spec file. + + - Updates to release ClamAV 0.98.4. + + - Updated to release ClamAV 0.98.3. + + - Remove the patch e-smith-email-5.2.0-UEsDBBQDAAAIA-new-signature.patch + + - Add new zip file signatures to default mailpatterns database : + UEsDBBQDAAAIA + + - Add new zip file signatures to default mailpatterns database : ZIPVOSX & + ZIPV3 + + - Fix stunnel path + + - Use stunnel instead of sslio to support TLS + + - Modify whitelist_soft transaction to interact with dnsbl filter + + by John Crisp + + - Remove DENYSOFT on SPF softfail qpsmtpd + + - Increase MemLimit to 700M for clamav-0.98 + + - Remove dnsbl.ahbl.org RBL List + + Server manager + -------------- -- Enhance IP address syntax checking in remote access panel. -Webmail and Groupware ---------------------- -- Update to Horde 3.3.11, imp 4.3.9, Ingo 1.2.5 & Turba 2.3.5 -- Add option to verify from address in webmail if setting up additional - identities. + - Resync with upstream php53, which include + + fileinfo: fix out-of-bounds read in elf note headers. CVE-2014-3710 + + xmlrpc: fix out-of-bounds read flaw in mkgmtime() CVE-2014-3668 + + core: fix integer overflow in unserialize() CVE-2014-3669 + + exif: fix heap corruption issue in exif_thumbnail() CVE-2014-3670 + + - Resync with upstream php53, which include + + spl: fix use-after-free in ArrayIterator due to object + + change during sorting. CVE-2014-4698 + + spl: fix use-after-free in SPL Iterators. CVE-2014-4670 + + gd: fix NULL pointer dereference in gdImageCreateFromXpm. + + CVE-2014-2497 + + fileinfo: fix incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1571 in + + cdf_read_property_info. CVE-2014-3587 + + core: fix incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4049 DNS TXT + + record parsing. CVE-2014-3597 + + - Resync with upstream php53, which include + + core: type confusion issue in phpinfo(). CVE-2014-4721 + + date: fix heap-based buffer over-read in DateInterval. CVE-2013-6712 + + core: fix heap-based buffer overflow in DNS TXT record parsing. + + CVE-2014-4049 + + core: unserialize() SPL ArrayObject / SPLObjectStorage type + + confusion flaw. CVE-2014-3515 + + fileinfo: out-of-bounds memory access in fileinfo. CVE-2014-2270 + + fileinfo: unrestricted recursion in handling of indirect type + + rules. CVE-2014-1943 + + fileinfo: out of bounds read in CDF parser. CVE-2012-1571 + + fileinfo: cdf_check_stream_offset boundary check. CVE-2014-3479 + + fileinfo: cdf_count_chain insufficient boundary check. CVE-2014-3480 + + fileinfo: cdf_unpack_summary_info() excessive looping + + DoS. CVE-2014-0237 + + fileinfo: CDF property info parsing nelements infinite + + loop. CVE-2014-0238 + + + + Web Server + ---------- -- Disable SSLv2 by default. -- make user 'apache' an alias for user 'www'. + + - Disable SSLv3 + + - Revert CRIME mitigation patch, as it's not needed + + - Mitigate CRIME, CVE-2012-4929 + + Other fixes and updates + ----------------------- -- Option to select ext4 instead of ext3 for filesystems at boot prompt -- Enable quotas on ext4 filesystems as well. -- Only allow backup to (removable) storage media that are not read only. -- Improve error handling when trying to install without NIC. -- Only remove dangling symlinks in weak-updates directories. -- Fix template-expansion for dhclient.conf. -- Improve validation (error) message for remote access setup. -- Change text in hostname and addresses panel for remote host (add - FQDN). -- Fix hostname editing for comments with double speechmarks -- Trap croak inside Net::IPv4Addr::ipv4_in_network to allow a FQDN to be - inserted in hostnames and addresses panel in lieu of an IP address. -- Add validator back for ip or cname entry. -- Correctly strip numbers from sql scripts -- Enable speedier time synchronisation for suspended VMs, this can be - configured by a new db key for ntpd, SupportLargeDrift. -- Obsolete KeepAlive and replace by ClientAliveInterval and - ClientAliveCountMax to prevent SSH sessions from being timed out by - network inactivity. -- New feature: Default Cipher to blowfish for ssh configuration. -- Add directive "PersistentPasswd off" to proftpd configuration. -- Quota panel should allow non-integers but only accept uppercase units. -- Obsolete magic_quotes_gpc settings. -- Set default timezone for php version 5.3.3. + + - When quiting the console app with unsaved changes set the default selected + + answer to NO + + - Add a verification in the console of number of pptp clients against ip + allowed in dhcpd + + - Add a verification in remoteaccess panel of number of pptp clients against + ip allowed in dhcpd + + - Reset primary ibay default type + + - Add a migrate fragment to sanitize the host comment for illegal characters + in the server-manager. + + Sanitize existing hostname records, Add a validator for the comment in the +hostname field + + Code done by Charlie Brady + + and Huib + + - Force SSL following ibays settings to the relevant domain + + - Move mysql logging to multilog + + - Allow ntp status queries from localhost. + + - Avoid uninitialized variable warning from last update. + + - Add ssh-autoblock for external interface - patch by Chris Maltby + + - Update to upstream version 2.3.4, which fixes CVE-2012-3478 and + CVE-2012-2252 + + - Updated rsync-protocol.patch to fix CVE-2012-2251, and to apply on top of + the + + CVE-2012-3478 and CVE-2012-2252 fixes. + + - Updated makefile.patch to preserve RPM CFLAGS. + + - Added command-line-error.patch (from Debian), correcting error message + + generated when insecure command line option is used (CVE-2012-3478 fix + + regression). + + - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Mass_Rebuild + + - Add patch for rsync3 compat (#485946) + + - Update smeserver-release for beta1 of SME Server 8.2 + + - Set the check update frequency of smecontribs through the server-manager + + - Add a default Yum db property for check4contribsupdates + + - Added a check-update for the smecontribs repository + + + + General features + ================ -- Based on CentOS 5.7 and all available updates -$Id: README.txt,v 1.9 2011/09/25 17:53:32 wellsi Exp $ +- Based on CentOS 5.11 and all available updates + + + +Terry Fage +On behalf of the SME Server development team