NetBSD: Changes and News in 2013
On this page you will find a summary of significant changes to NetBSD. For those interested in every change to the source tree, there is no substitute for subscribing to the source-changes mailing list. Significant news related to the NetBSD Project is also included here. Changes to pkgsrc are also listed here. All of this information is also available in rss/xml format.
- Significant Source changes from NetBSD 6.0 to 7.0 (Updated nightly)
- Significant Source changes from NetBSD 5.0 to 6.0 (Updated nightly)
- Significant Source changes from NetBSD 4.0 to 5.0 (Updated nightly)
- Changes to pkgsrc
- Security patches
The NetBSD Project's BlogDecember 2013
November 2013
- 27 Nov 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-011 embryonic TCP sockets local DoS
- 13 Nov 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-010 Use after free in Xserver handling of ImageText requests
September 2013
- 30 Sep 2013 - NetBSD 6.1.2 and 6.0.3 released
- 11 Sep 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-009 user settable small BPF buffer can cause a panic
August 2013
- 22 Aug 2013 - NetBSD 6.1.1 released
- 02 Aug 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-008 Error in authorization check re tcpdrop sysctl
July 2013
- 31 Jul 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-007 Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
- 31 Jul 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-006 Arbitrary Kernel Read with netstat -P
- 31 Jul 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-005 bind Denial of Service (CVE-2013-4854)
May 2013
- 01 Jun 2013 - New Developer in May 2013
- 18 May 2013 - NetBSD 6.1 Released
- 18 May 2013 - NetBSD 6.0.2 Released
March 2013
- 29 Mar 2013 - Updated Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-003 RNG Bug May Result in Weak Cryptographic Keys (REVISED)
- 21 Mar 2013 - NetBSD is 20 years old today!
- 07 Mar 2013 - Updated Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-003 RNG Bug May Result in Weak Cryptographic Keys
February 2013
- 26 Feb 2013 - New Security Advisories: NetBSD-SA2013-002 through NetBSD-SA2013-004 affecting kqueue, randomness and grep
- 01 Feb 2013 - New Developer in January 2013
January 2013
December 2013
19 Dec 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-012 Router Advertisement and 013 ELF interpreter local Denial of Service
Two new security advisories were published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-012 Router Advertisement sysctl local Denial of Service
- NetBSD-SA2013-013 Memory leak when trying to execute bogus ELF binaries
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
November 2013
27 Nov 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-011 embryonic TCP sockets local DoS
One new security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-011 embryonic TCP sockets local DoS
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
13 Nov 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-010 Use after free in Xserver handling of ImageText requests
One new security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-010 Use after free in Xserver handling of ImageText requests
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
September 2013
30 Sep 2013 - NetBSD 6.1.2 and 6.0.3 released
NetBSD 6.1.2 (and 6.0.3) are now available! Please see the release notes, or just dive in and grab the binaries from your closest NetBSD mirror.
11 Sep 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-009 user settable small BPF buffer can cause a panic
One new security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-009 user settable small BPF buffer can cause a panic
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
August 2013
22 Aug 2013 - NetBSD 6.1.1 released
NetBSD 6.1.1 is now available! Please see the release notes, or just dive in and grab the binaries from your closest NetBSD mirror.
02 Aug 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-008 Error in authorization check re tcpdrop sysctl
One new security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-008 Error in authorization check re tcpdrop sysctl
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
July 2013
31 Jul 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-007 Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
One new security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-007 Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
31 Jul 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-006 Arbitrary Kernel Read with netstat -P
One new security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-006 Arbitrary Kernel Read with netstat -P
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
31 Jul 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-005 bind Denial of Service (CVE-2013-4854)
One new security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-005 bind Denial of Service (CVE-2013-4854)
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
May 2013
01 Jun 2013 - New Developer in May 2013
The NetBSD project is pleased to welcome the following new developer:
- Sergio Lopez (login: slp), who will be working on the evbarm port.
18 May 2013 - NetBSD 6.1 Released
NetBSD 6.1 is now available! Please see the release notes, or just dive in and grab the binaries from your closest NetBSD mirror.
18 May 2013 - NetBSD 6.0.2 Released
NetBSD 6.0.2 is now available! Please see the release notes, or just dive in and grab the binaries from your closest NetBSD mirror.
March 2013
29 Mar 2013 - Updated Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-003 RNG Bug May Result in Weak Cryptographic Keys (REVISED)
One updated security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-003 RNG Bug May Result in Weak Cryptographic Keys (REVISED)
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
21 Mar 2013 - NetBSD is 20 years old today!
NetBSD has 20th birthday
cvs commit from 20 years ago07 Mar 2013 - Updated Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-003 RNG Bug May Result in Weak Cryptographic Keys
One updated security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-003 RNG Bug May Result in Weak Cryptographic Keys
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
February 2013
26 Feb 2013 - New Security Advisories: NetBSD-SA2013-002 through NetBSD-SA2013-004 affecting kqueue, randomness and grep
Three new security advisories were published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-002 kqueue related kernel panic triggered from userland
- NetBSD-SA2013-003 Pseudo-Random bits weaker than expected
- NetBSD-SA2013-004 Vulnerabilities in grep
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.
01 Feb 2013 - New Developer in January 2013
The NetBSD project is pleased to welcome the following new developer:
- Hisashi Todd Fujinaka (login: htodd), who will be working on bugs.
January 2013
28 Jan 2013 - New Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2013-001 kernel panic triggered from userland
One new security advisory was published:
- NetBSD-SA2013-001 kernel panic triggered from userland
You can find more information about them on the Security and NetBSD page.