News briefs for January 31, 2019.
Ubuntu 18.04 needs to be patched to fix several security bugs. ZDNet
reports that Canonical is updating Ubuntu 18.04 to a new kernel,
4.15.0-44.47, which contains 11 security fixes. The most important of these
addresses problems with the ext4 filesystem. If you use Ubuntu 18.04, patch
your system as soon as possible. See also the Ubuntu security notice for more
information and instructions on how to update.