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Calls for Presentations
CFP Deadlines: September 28, 2023 to November 27, 2023
The following listing of CFP deadlines is taken from the LWN.net CFP Calendar.
| Deadline | Event Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | November 28 | NLUUG Fall Conference | Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| October 2 | October 6 October 8 |
Qubes OS Summit | Berlin, Germany |
| October 10 | October 28 | China Linux Kernel conference 2023 | Shenzhen, China |
| November 1 | November 11 | Clang-built Linux Meetup | Richmond, VA, US |
| November 1 | March 14 March 17 |
SCALE 21x | Pasadena, CA, US |
If the CFP deadline for your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Upcoming Events
Events: September 28, 2023 to November 27, 2023
The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
| Date(s) | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| September 26 September 29 |
Alpine Linux Persistence and Storage Summit | Lizumerhuette, Austria |
| October 1 | Hackday celebrating forty years of GNU at the Free Software Foundation | Boston, US |
| October 3 October 5 |
PGConf NYC | New York, US |
| October 5 October 6 |
PyConZA | Durban, South Africa |
| October 6 October 8 |
Qubes OS Summit | Berlin, Germany |
| October 6 October 8 |
LibreOffice Conf Asia x UbuCon Asia 2023 | Surakarta, Indonesia |
| October 7 October 8 |
LibreOffice - Ubuntu Conference Asia 2023 | Surakarta, Indonesia |
| October 15 October 17 |
All Things Open 2023 | Raleigh, NC, US |
| October 17 | Icinga Camp Milan | Milan, Italy |
| October 17 October 19 |
X.Org Developers Conference 2023 | A Coruña, Spain |
| October 20 October 22 |
Linux Fest Northwest 2023 | Bellingham, WA, US |
| October 21 October 23 |
openSUSE.Asia Summit 2023 | Chongqing, China |
| October 24 October 26 |
Linux Foundation Member Summit | Monterey, CA, USA |
| October 28 | China Linux Kernel conference 2023 | Shenzhen, China |
| October 30 November 3 |
Netdev 0x17 | Vancouver, Canada |
| November 3 November 4 |
Seattle GNU/Linux Conference 2023 | Seattle, US |
| November 3 November 5 |
Ubuntu Summit | Riga, Latvia |
| November 4 November 5 |
OpenFest 2023 | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| November 7 November 9 |
Open Source Monitoring Conference | Berlin, Germany |
| November 9 November 10 |
Fourth LibreOffice Latin America Congress | Mexico City, Mexico |
| November 11 | Clang-built Linux Meetup | Richmond, VA, US |
| November 13 November 15 |
Linux Plumbers Conference | Richmond, VA, US |
| November 25 November 26 |
MiniDebConf Cambridge | Cambridge, UK |
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Security updates
Alert summary September 21, 2023 to September 27, 2023
| Dist. | ID | Release | Package | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | DSA-5504-1 | stable | bind9 | 2023-09-22 |
| Debian | DLA-3579-1 | LTS | elfutils | 2023-09-23 |
| Debian | DLA-3585-1 | LTS | exempi | 2023-09-25 |
| Debian | DLA-3581-1 | LTS | flac | 2023-09-25 |
| Debian | DLA-3582-1 | LTS | ghostscript | 2023-09-25 |
| Debian | DLA-3583-1 | LTS | glib2.0 | 2023-09-25 |
| Debian | DLA-3576-1 | LTS | gsl | 2023-09-21 |
| Debian | DLA-3580-1 | LTS | libapache-mod-jk | 2023-09-24 |
| Debian | DLA-3578-1 | LTS | lldpd | 2023-09-22 |
| Debian | DSA-5505-1 | stable | lldpd | 2023-09-25 |
| Debian | DLA-3574-1 | LTS | mutt | 2023-09-20 |
| Debian | DLA-3584-1 | LTS | netatalk | 2023-09-25 |
| Debian | DSA-5503-1 | stable | netatalk | 2023-09-20 |
| Debian | DLA-3575-1 | LTS | python2.7 | 2023-09-20 |
| Debian | DLA-3577-1 | LTS | roundcube | 2023-09-22 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-b427f54e68 | F37 | chromium | 2023-09-21 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-98dff7aae5 | F37 | curl | 2023-09-26 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-43ef9f5376 | F39 | curl | 2023-09-26 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-ae0176d606 | F37 | dotnet6.0 | 2023-09-22 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-18eae45792 | F38 | dotnet6.0 | 2023-09-22 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-92f4b53b3e | F37 | dotnet7.0 | 2023-09-22 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-8e848ac43f | F38 | dotnet7.0 | 2023-09-22 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-1b25579262 | F37 | golang-github-prometheus-exporter-toolkit | 2023-09-21 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-c1318fb7f8 | F38 | golang-github-prometheus-exporter-toolkit | 2023-09-21 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-1b25579262 | F37 | golang-github-xhit-str2duration | 2023-09-21 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-c1318fb7f8 | F38 | golang-github-xhit-str2duration | 2023-09-21 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-1b25579262 | F37 | golang-gopkg-alecthomas-kingpin-2 | 2023-09-21 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-c1318fb7f8 | F38 | golang-gopkg-alecthomas-kingpin-2 | 2023-09-21 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-00484b4120 | F38 | libppd | 2023-09-26 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-defb0a89ff | F37 | linux-firmware | 2023-09-26 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-4056a5c165 | F38 | linux-firmware | 2023-09-23 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-dd3ebcea25 | F39 | linux-firmware | 2023-09-26 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-be9d60ef35 | F37 | roundcubemail | 2023-09-24 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-b2e5612471 | F38 | roundcubemail | 2023-09-24 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2023-a7aba7e1b0 | F38 | thunderbird | 2023-09-24 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2023-0263 | 8, 9 | curl | 2023-09-25 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2023-0268 | 8 | file | 2023-09-25 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2023-0266 | 8, 9 | firefox/thunderbird | 2023-09-25 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2023-0267 | 8, 9 | ghostpcl | 2023-09-25 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2023-0265 | 8, 9 | libtommath | 2023-09-25 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2023-0264 | 8, 9 | nodejs | 2023-09-25 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5252 | OL8 | dmidecode | 2023-09-20 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5219 | OL8 | frr | 2023-09-20 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-12825 | OL7 | kernel | 2023-09-24 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-12826 | OL7 | kernel | 2023-09-25 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-12826 | OL7 | kernel | 2023-09-25 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-12825 | OL8 | kernel | 2023-09-24 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-12825 | OL8 | kernel | 2023-09-24 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5244 | OL8 | kernel | 2023-09-22 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-12824 | OL8 | kernel | 2023-09-24 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-12836 | OL9 | kernel | 2023-09-25 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5353 | OL8 | libtiff | 2023-09-26 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5309 | OL8 | libwebp | 2023-09-21 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5214 | OL9 | libwebp | 2023-09-20 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5217 | OL7 | open-vm-tools | 2023-09-20 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5312 | OL8 | open-vm-tools | 2023-09-22 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5313 | OL9 | open-vm-tools | 2023-09-22 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-12835 | OL7 | qemu | 2023-09-24 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5201 | OL8 | thunderbird | 2023-09-20 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5224 | OL9 | thunderbird | 2023-09-20 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2023-5264 | OL8 | virt:ol and virt-devel:rhel | 2023-09-22 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2023:5353-01 | EL8 | libtiff | 2023-09-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2023:5309-01 | EL8 | libwebp | 2023-09-20 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2023:5360-01 | EL8 | nodejs:16 | 2023-09-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2023:5361-01 | EL8.6 | nodejs:16 | 2023-09-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2023:5362-01 | EL8 | nodejs:18 | 2023-09-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2023:5363-01 | EL9 | nodejs:18 | 2023-09-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2023:5312-01 | EL8 EL8.8 | open-vm-tools | 2023-09-20 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2023:5313-01 | EL9 | open-vm-tools | 2023-09-20 |
| Slackware | SSA:2023-264-01 | bind | 2023-09-21 | |
| Slackware | SSA:2023-264-02 | cups | 2023-09-21 | |
| Slackware | SSA:2023-269-01 | mozilla | 2023-09-26 | |
| Slackware | SSA:2023-264-03 | seamonkey | 2023-09-21 | |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0270-1 | osB15 | Cadence | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3739-1 | SLE12 | ImageMagick | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3792-1 | oS15.4 | ImageMagick | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3737-1 | MP4.3 SLE15 oS15.4 | bind | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3796-1 | SLE12 | bind | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3729-1 | SLE12 | busybox | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0275-1 | SLE12 | cacti, cacti-spine | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0275-1 | SLE12 osB15 | cacti, cacti-spine | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3707-1 | MP4.2 MP4.3 SLE15 SLE-m5.2 SLE-m5.3 SLE-m5.4 SES7.1 oS15.4 oS15.5 | cups | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3706-1 | OS9 SLE12 | cups | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3755-1 | SLE12 | djvulibre | 2023-09-25 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3734-1 | SLE12 | exempi | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3762-1 | MP4.2 MP4.3 SLE15 SES7.1 oS15.4 | frr | 2023-09-25 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3709-1 | SLE15 oS15.5 | frr | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3683-2 | MP4.3 SLE15 SLE-m5.3 SLE-m5.4 oS15.4 | kernel | 2023-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3785-1 | SLE15 SLE-m5.1 SLE-m5.2 | kernel | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3600-2 | SLE15 SLE-m5.3 SLE-m5.4 oS15.4 | kernel | 2023-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3704-2 | SLE15 SLE-m5.5 oS15.5 | kernel | 2023-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3599-2 | SLE15 SLE-m5.5 oS15.5 | kernel | 2023-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3728-1 | MP4.0 MP4.1 SLE15 oS15.4 | libqb | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3727-1 | MP4.2 SLE15 | libqb | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3738-1 | SLE12 | libssh2_org | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3794-1 | OS8 OS9 SLE12 | libwebp | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3712-1 | SLE15 SES7 | mariadb | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0257-1 | osB15 | modsecurity | 2023-09-25 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0269-1 | osB15 | modsecurity | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3779-1 | SLE12 | netatalk | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3795-1 | SLE12 | open-vm-tools | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3710-1 | SLE15 oS15.5 | openvswitch3 | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0251-1 | oS15.4 | opera | 2023-09-23 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3732-1 | SLE12 | postfix | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3791-1 | oS15.4 | postfix | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0260-1 | osB15 | python-CairoSVG | 2023-09-25 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0272-1 | osB15 | python-CairoSVG | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0271-1 | osB15 | python-GitPython | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0259-1 | osB15 | python-GitPython | 2023-09-25 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3730-1 | SLE12 | python | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3731-1 | SLE12 | python36 | 2023-09-22 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3708-1 | MP4.2 SLE15 SES7.1 oS15.4 oS15.5 | python39 | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3721-1 | SLE15 oS15.4 | qemu | 2023-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3793-1 | SLE12 | quagga | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3711-1 | SLE15 oS15.5 | redis7 | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0253-1 | osB15 | renderdoc | 2023-09-25 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3714-1 | MP4.0 MP4.1 MP4.2 MP4.3 SLE15 oS15.4 oS15.5 | rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3722-1 | MP4.3 SLE15 oS15.4 oS15.5 | rust, rust1.72 | 2023-09-21 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3713-1 | SLE15 SES7 | skopeo | 2023-09-20 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2023:0267-1 | osB15 | tcpreplay | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3753-1 | MP4.3 SLE15 oS15.4 oS15.5 | webkit2gtk3 | 2023-09-25 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3790-1 | oS15.4 oS15.5 | wire | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3778-1 | MP4.2 MP4.3 SLE15 oS15.4 oS15.5 | wireshark | 2023-09-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2023:3735-1 | SLE12 | xrdp | 2023-09-22 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6190-2 | 14.04 16.04 18.04 | accountsservice | 2023-09-25 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6390-1 | 20.04 22.04 23.04 | bind9 | 2023-09-20 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6391-2 | 16.04 18.04 | cups | 2023-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6361-2 | 16.04 18.04 | cups | 2023-09-26 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6391-1 | 20.04 22.04 23.04 | cups | 2023-09-20 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6360-2 | 14.04 16.04 18.04 | flac | 2023-09-22 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6395-1 | 23.04 | gnome-shell | 2023-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6393-1 | 14.04 16.04 18.04 20.04 | imagemagick | 2023-09-21 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6392-1 | 23.04 | libppd | 2023-09-20 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6396-1 | 16.04 18.04 | linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-oracle | 2023-09-26 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6387-2 | 18.04 20.04 | linux-bluefield, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4 | 2023-09-26 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6397-1 | 20.04 | linux-bluefield | 2023-09-26 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6365-2 | 16.04 18.04 | open-vm-tools | 2023-09-25 |
| Ubuntu | USN-6394-1 | 16.04 | python3.5 | 2023-09-21 |
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