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GitHub Upgrade – 2.17.4

The 2.17.4 update is a small update, targeting a few minor bugs and security patches. We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on July 5.

GitHub Upgrade – 2.17.2/2.17.3

The 2.17.2 update is a small update, targeting a few minor bugs and security patches, and one medium security patch. We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on June 28.

GitHub Upgrade – 2.17.0/2.17.1

The 2.17.0 update is a large update, introducing a lot of useful features and package updates. We will also be installing the 2.17.1 update, which is a small update fixing a few bugs. We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on June 7th.

GitHub Upgrade – 2.16.9

The 2.16.9 update is a small update, targeting a few minor bugs and security patches. We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on May 24.

GitHub TLS Certificate Update

The github.ncsu.edu service uses a TLS certificate to verify its identity to browsers, and ensures that all communication between clients and the server is encrypted...

GitHub Upgrade – 2.16.8

The 2.16.8 update is a small update, targeting a few minor bugs and one security patch. We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on May 10.

GitHub Upgrade – 2.16.7

The 2.16.7 update is a small update, targeting a few bugs and OS-level security patches. We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on April 29.

GitHub Upgrade – 2.16.6

The 2.16.6 update is a small update, targeting a few behind-the-scenes bug fixes, and applying OS-level security patches.  We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on April 12.

GitHub Upgrade – 2.16.5

The 2.16.5 update is a small update, targeting a few behind-the-scenes bug fixes.  We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on April 5.

GitHub Upgrade – 2.16.4

The 2.16.4 update is a critical security update, targeting a CVE in the rails application that allows specially crafted requests to read arbitrary files from the server.  We will be applying the patch at 5:00 PM EST on March 13.