2008 cPanel Conference

cPanel is pleased to announce their 2008 cPanel Conference! For the third consecutive year, cPanel will be holding its annual conference in Houston, Texas June 11, 2008 thru June 13, 2008. The conference this year promises to be more in depth, including more advanced topics than the previous years. There will be guest speakers in addition to cPanel Developers. Also taking place will be panel discussions with some of cPanel’s Developers and Technical Support Specialists.

With the upcoming release of cPanel Server Suite for Windows® scheduled for spring 2008, the conference will have several sessions geared towards the new product and how it will significantly enhance Windows® based hosting operations.

Conference registration is once again very reasonable at $60.00 USD per attendee. Attendees will be able to meet vendors and producers of software plug-ins that work with cPanel and service providers that deploy cPanel. As the host of the conference, cPanel will be providing a cocktail reception with a top shelf open bar on the evening of the 11th and a sumptuous dinner for all attendees and exhibitors on the 12th. Lunch and breakfast will be provided both days.

For further reference, please go through http://conference.cpanel.net

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.Asia Land Rush Begins February 20, 2008 at 12:00 UTC.

With the successful closure of the sunrise period on January 31st 2008, the DotAsia organization has announced the launch of the Land Rush phase, which was expected to begin  on February 20th 2008.

During the Landrush phase, anyone around the world can apply for any available .ASIA domain. This presents you with a golden opportunity to invest in the most prestigious and potentially profitable cyber real estate in Asia.

Individual, and companies are welcome to pre-register .ASIA domain names in Landrush with Asia Registry.

Check the  .asia whois lookup at  http://www.asiaregistry.com/tools/whois.html

Linux kernel version from 2.6.17 to 2.6.24.1 all are affected because of vmsplice bug

Testing: You can have your hack script download from here compile it as local user to get the root access in the above vulnerable kernels.

http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5092

http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5093

Change directory to your kernel source code:
# cd linux-2.6.xx.yy
Download and save patch file as fix.vmsplice.exploit.patch:
# cat fix.vmsplice.exploit.patch
Output:

--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ static int get_iovec_page_array(const struct iovec __user *iov,
                if (unlikely(!len))
                        break;
                error = -EFAULT;
-               if (unlikely(!base))
+               if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, base, len))
                        break;

                /*

Patch the present kernel tree

# patch < fix.vmsplice.exploit.patch -p1
Now recompile kernel

Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL, Developer of the World’s Most Popular Open Source Database

Sun Growth Strategy Accelerates With New Position in $15 Billion Database Market

SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world’s fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun’s position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today’s announcement reaffirms Sun’s position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor. Read More