Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta Now Available

Jerome Athias athiasjerome at gmail.com
Thu Dec 12 16:03:21 UTC 2013


off-topic but do you know the version of Samba?
( http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2013-4408 )

Cheers
/JA

2013/12/12 Jan Lieskovsky <jlieskov at redhat.com>:
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> Thank you for opening this topic here, Shawn.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Shawn Wells" <shawn at redhat.com>
>> To: scap-security-guide at lists.fedorahosted.org
>> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 4:55:35 AM
>> Subject: Fwd: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta Now Available
>>
>> FYI -- RHEL7 public beta is now out! Will be creating a new SSG branch
>> shortly!
>
> Once that branch is created would it make sense to start gradually creating
> RHEL-7 content from current Fedora content (like convert existing rules to
> Fedora | enhance shared OVAL checks functionality after testing they are
> still working on RHEL-7) or you would like first to create all the "basic
> SSG skeleton" for the new product (including the overlays etc.), copy
> the RHEL-6 rules, subsequently / later via test_attestation(s) correct those
> not working?
>
> For me I would prefer the former (Fedora access) since it would allow us to start
> creating RHEL-7 content right away and add STIG overlays etc. only in
> moment things have settled down already (IOW the desired RHEL-7 content form
> has been agreed upon already from the official PoV), but of course
> if you think the latter would be more appropriate, let's consider / follow that one.
>
> Thank you && Regards, Jan.
> --
> Jan iankko Lieskovsky / Red Hat Security Technologies Team
>
>>
>> Lets kickoff the RHEL7 STIG process ASAP. How about a community call next
>> Weds, 18-DEC, at 1030 EST? This will give us the chance to chat through how
>> the RHEL7 STIG will be generated, start breaking down tasks, and chatting
>> through a rough project plan/deadline. Much of the conversation will be
>> driven by the RH/NSA/DISA FSO stakeholders, though transparency will help
>> drive community awareness/involvement.
>>
>> I'll be damned if we don't get a RHEL7 STIG squared away prior to RHEL7 GA
>> (yeah yeah, famous last words...).
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta Now Available
>> Date:         Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:42:19 -0500 (EST)
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>> Today marks an exciting milestone for Red Hat as we share news of the beta
>> availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Since its introduction more than
>> a decade ago , Red Hat Enterprise Linux has become the world’s leading
>> enterprise Linux platform, and it has helped set industry standards for
>> performance , capacity , capability and security . Red Hat Enterprise Linux
>> is a leading force in enterprise datacenters; it spans nearly every industry
>> and has advanced to deliver the original cloud operating system , powering
>> many of the world’s largest clouds.
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>> With today’s announcement , we are inviting Red Hat customers, partners, and
>> members of the public to provide feedback on what we believe is our most
>> ambitious release to date. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is designed to provide
>> the underpinning for future application architectures while delivering the
>> flexibility, scalability, and performance needed to deploy across bare
>> metal, virtual machines, and cloud infrastructure.
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>> We believe that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 represents the future of IT. As
>> hypervisors and cloud deployments become increasingly common and face
>> integration with physical servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 continues Red
>> Hat's track record of cultivating a foundation upon which to build
>> next-generation IT infrastructure. No other Linux operating system combines
>> the flexibility and stability needed to handle critical workloads across all
>> environments with as extensive an ecosystem of solutions and support.
>>
>> Based on Fedora 19 and the upstream Linux 3.10 kernel, Red Hat Enterprise
>> Linux 7 will provide users with powerful new capabilities that streamline
>> and automate installation and deployment, simplify management, and enhance
>> ease-of-use, all while delivering the stability that enterprises have come
>> to expect from Red Hat. This further solidifies Red Hat Enterprise Linux’s
>> place as the world’s leading Linux platform and a standard for the
>> enterprise of the future. Whether rolling out new applications, virtualizing
>> environments or scaling the business with cloud, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
>> delivers the keystone to IT success.
>>
>> The beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 adds value to new and existing
>> IT projects across industries by adding key capabilities to improve critical
>> but often cumbersome IT tasks like virtualization and storage while offering
>> a clear pathway to the open hybrid cloud . Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta
>> showcases hundreds of new features and enhancements, including:
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>>     *
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>> Linux Containers - Enabling applications to be created and deployed in
>> isolated environments with allocated resources and permissions.
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>> Performance Management – Using built in tools, you can optimize performance
>> out-of-the-box.
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>> Physical and Hosted In-place Upgrades - In-place upgrades for common server
>> deployment types are now supported. Additionally, virtual machine migration
>> from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 host to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 host
>> is possible, without virtual machine modification or downtime.
>>     *
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>> File Systems – File systems continue to be a major focus of development and
>> innovation.
>>         *
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>> XFS is now the default file system, supporting file systems up to 500TB
>>         *
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>> ext4 file systems are now supported to 50TB and include block sizes up to 1MB
>>         *
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>> btrfs file systems are now available to test
>>     *
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>> Networking – Enhanced networking configuration and operation. Added support
>> for some of the latest networking standards, including:
>>         *
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>> 40Gb Ethernet support
>>         *
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>> Improved channel bonding
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>> TCP performance improvements
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>> Low latency socket poll support
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>> Storage – Expanded support for enterprise level storage arrays. Improved
>> scalable storage stack for deployments that are less disk intensive.
>> Improved storage management for heterogeneous storage environments.
>>     *
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>> Windows Interoperability – Bridge Windows™ and Linux infrastructure by
>> integrating SAMBA 4.1 with existing Microsoft Active Directory domains. Or,
>> deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux Identity Management in a parallel trust zone
>> with Active Directory.
>>     *
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>> Subsystem Management – Simplified configuration and administration with
>> uniform management tools for networking, storage, file systems, performance,
>> identities and security. Leveraging the OpenLMI framework, enables use of
>> scripts and APIs to automate management.
>>
>>
>> Today’s beta announcement marks the beginning of our public journey to
>> introduce our vision for the future of enterprise computing. We’re excited
>> to be starting this public journey, and look forward to sharing our vision
>> with you starting with these key highlights of new and enhanced capabilities
>> and continuing on our new Red Hat Enterprise Linux-focused blog, located at
>> http://rhelblog.redhat.com/ .
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>> AVAILABILITY
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>> The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 beta is available to Red Hat customers,
>> partners, and members of the public. Those interested in trying the Red Hat
>> Enterprise Linux 7 Beta can download and install it and tell us what
>> interests them most about the Beta.
>>
>> ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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>> Please visit the below resources for more information about Red Hat
>> Enterprise Linux 7 Beta.
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>>     *
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>> Access the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta today:
>> https://access.redhat.com/site/products/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/Get-Beta
>>     *
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>> Access documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta (requires login):
>>         *
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>> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta release notes:
>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7-Beta/html/7.0_Release_Notes/index.html
>>         *
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>> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta technical notes:
>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7-Beta/html/7.0_Technical_Notes/index.html
>>         *
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>> Red Hat Enterprise Linux documentation:
>> https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/
>>     *
>>
>> Follow updates about the Beta via the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Blog:
>> http://rhelblog.redhat.com
>>
>>
>> Frequently asked questions (FAQ), collateral, presentations and more are
>> available on the Product and Technologies (PnT) Portal (requires login) at:
>>
>>     *
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>> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (Beta):
>> https://engineering.redhat.com/pnt/b-408987/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_7
>>     *
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>> Red Hat Enterprise Linux: https://engineering.redhat.com/pnt/b-543/Platform
>>
>>
>> Please encourage your customers and partners to download and try Red Hat
>> Enterprise Linux 7 Beta. For additional details, review the FAQs on the PnT
>> Portal or submit a question as a MOMENTUM ticket through the left navigation
>> of Salesforce.com.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Team
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