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Author: Erik Peterson

A ProHoster specialist with over seven years of experience in hosting, network infrastructure, and internet security. I participate in the development and maintenance of server solutions, VPN services, and client platforms. I specialize in stability, data protection, and service optimization for clients. I regularly monitor updates in industry standards and best practices.

Vulnerabilities in Unbound, Kata-Containers, BIND, PostgreSQL, HPLIP, MongoDB, Rsync, 7-zip, Yelp, qSnapper, and Suricata

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Several recently identified critical vulnerabilities: Six vulnerabilities in the file synchronization utility rsync. The most dangerous issue (CVE-2026-29518), caused by a race condition when processing symbolic links, allows for privilege escalation when running rsync in background mode without chroot isolation. The attack is executed via replacing a file with a symbolic link pointing to an arbitrary file in the system at the moment […]

Quarkus 3.36

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The release of Quarkus 3.36 has been announced — a Java framework for cloud-native applications focused on containers, Kubernetes, JVM, and native compilation. The release took place on May 27, 2026. Key changes include a new experimental signaling mechanism between components, improvements in supply chain security, TLS, and OIDC authentication for zero-trust scenarios. Developers are advised to update using the latest version of Quarkus CLI and run: quarkus update […]

An experimental release of the MATE desktop environment 1.29.0 has been published.

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Two years after the last stable release, MATE desktop environment 1.29 has been released. The MATE project continues to develop the GNOME 2.32 codebase while preserving the classic concept of a desktop environment. Branch 1.29 is presented as experimental and is used for developing and testing the functionality for the upcoming stable release, MATE 1.30. Since spring 2024, MATE development has been stagnant, […]

Release of Cozystack 1.4, an open PaaS platform built on Kubernetes

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The latest release of the open-source PaaS platform Cozystack 1.4, built on Kubernetes, is now available. The project aims to provide a ready-to-use platform for hosting providers and a framework for building private and public clouds. The platform installs directly on servers and covers all aspects of infrastructure preparation for delivering managed services. Cozystack enables the deployment and management of Kubernetes clusters, databases, and virtual machines. The platform's code is […]

The Blockstor storage system has been released, serving as an alternative to LINSTOR.

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The first release of Blockstor is available – an open system for managing distributed block storage for Kubernetes, providing data replication over DRBD. Blockstor is REST API compatible with LINSTOR and can work seamlessly with the existing client ecosystem, including the command-line utility linstor, CSI driver, Piraeus operator, ha-controller, and golinstor library. The project represents a fully standalone (clean-room) implementation in Go, […]

Zen Browser 1.20

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The release of version 1.20 of Zen Browser has taken place – a Firefox fork featuring a beautiful design, a focus on privacy, and numerous additional features. What's new: This update introduces an important new feature called "Boosts," which allows you to customize the appearance of any website according to your preferences. To start using Boosts, click on the site control icon in the address bar and the new button […]

Vulnerabilities in Samba that allow remote code execution in rare configurations

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Corrective releases of Samba package versions 4.24.3, 4.23.8, and 4.22.10 have been presented, providing an open implementation of SMB and Active Directory protocols. The new versions address 6 vulnerabilities, of which two allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute their code on the server: CVE-2026-4408 – a vulnerability in the SAMR (Security Account Manager) server implementation over DCE/RPC, used for managing credentials and databases […]

Update of Wolvic, the web browser for virtual reality devices

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New versions of the web browsers Gecko Wolvic 1.9 and Chromium Wolvic 1.3 have been released, designed for use in augmented and virtual reality systems. The browsers provide a 3D interface for navigating sites using a 3D headset, and in addition to traditional flat pages, they allow web developers to create three-dimensional web applications for virtual reality systems using the WebXR, WebAR, and WebVR APIs. The differences between the browsers come down to […]

AlmaLinux 9.8 and 10.2

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The AlmaLinux project has announced the release of two stable versions of the distribution: AlmaLinux OS 9.8 “Olive Jaguar” and AlmaLinux OS 10.2 “Lavender Lion.” The project highlights that this is the first time two stable branches of AlmaLinux have been released on the same day. This release is the result of improvements to the build infrastructure, automation, and QA procedures that allow for maintaining two parallel branches without delay […]

ReactOS has received experimental support for ARM64.

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The ReactOS project, which has been developing a free OS with binary compatibility for Windows applications and drivers for many years, has reported the first successful boot of an experimental build for ARM64. Until now, the main target architectures for ReactOS have been i586 and AMD64, and now the system has successfully booted on a 64-bit ARM platform. The demonstration was published on May 26, 2026. As noted by Phoronix, the shown build […]

The ANGLE library used in Chrome and Android has added support for Wayland

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The Chromium developers have implemented support for the Wayland protocol in the ANGLE library. The implementation is based on the use of the EGL extension EGL_EXT_platform_wayland. The ANGLE library translates OpenGL ES calls to the graphics APIs OpenGL, Direct3D 9/11, and Vulkan, and is used in Chrome as a backend for WebGL, and in Android for implementing OpenGL ES over Vulkan. It is mentioned that this change will allow support for Wayland […]

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