Tresys have announced the release of version 20090403 of the SELinux userspace package. This release is primarily for bug fixes, although it also includes support for policy module compression and for caching of the compute_create function.

Tresys have announced the release of version 3.3 of their Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) Framework Toolkit. Features of this release include support for printing security architecture diagrams, better integration with raw SELinux policy, and enhancements to the CDS Framework translation dictionary.

Tresys have announced the release of version 3.1.0 of Certifiable Linux Integration Platform (CLIP) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.3. This release includes support for meeting several government security standards, and for the iptables-based SECMARK network controls.

Tresys have announced a mailing list for the CLIP (Certifiable Linux Integration Platform) project. CLIP provides resources and tools for certifying RHEL systems running SELinux for various government requirements. Information on the mailing list, including subscription instructions and archives is available here.

Paul Moore has announced the release of version 0.19 of NetLabel Tools, the userspace toolkit for managing Linux labeled networking. This release supports new features in the v2.6.28 kernel, and may be downloaded here.

Tresys have announced the release of version 2.20081210 of Reference Policy. This is a major release which includes the replacement of the type enforcement RBAC scheme with user-based access control (UBAC) role separation. The policy version naming scheme now includes a major version number (2.x), and previous versions are considered to be 1.x. Other changes in this release include the addition of support for the milter package, and integration with the new open permission. Reference policy is available from the project download page.

According to a press release from atsec, Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.1 has been certified under common criteria to EAL4+ via LSPP, CAPP and RBACPP profiles. This is similar to previous certifications for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (upon which OEL is based), although it appears that this certification additionally covers the running of an unprivileged virtualized instance of the OS.

Tresys have announced an updated release of Reference Policy, which is now available for download. Changes in this release include fine grained init script labeling, so that administrators may be limited to managing specific services, as well as several enhancements and fixes.

Tresys have announced an updated release of the SELinux userspace code, available from the new userspace development project site. This release includes new Ruby bindings for libselinux and several bugfixes.

The OpenSUSE project has announced that OpenSUSE version 11.1 will include basic SELinux enablement. This effort will include enabling SELinux in their kernel, requisite patches to system tools, and SELinux support libraries. SELinux-specific tools will not be shipped by default, but will be available via the distribution repositories. Initial security policies, if shipped, will be limited to standard reference and minimal policies. SELinux will also be shipped as part of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 as a technology preview. Community discussion on the topic is directed to the OpenSUSE Factory mailing list.