Author: Erik Peterson

OpenWrt update 25.12.3

A corrective release of the OpenWrt distribution 25.12.3, developed for networking devices such as routers, switches, and access points, has been presented. OpenWrt supports over 2200 devices and offers a build system that simplifies cross-compilation and custom build creation. Such builds allow for the creation of ready-made firmware with the desired set of pre-installed packages, optimized for specific tasks. Ready builds have been published for 41 target platforms. Among […]

Dirty Frag vulnerabilities modify the page cache to achieve root access on any Linux distributions.

Two vulnerabilities have been identified in the Linux kernel, similar in nature to the Copy Fail vulnerability disclosed a few days ago, but manifesting in different subsystems — xfrm-ESP and RxRPC. The series of vulnerabilities has been given the code name Dirty Frag (also referred to as Copy Fail 2). The vulnerabilities allow an unprivileged user to gain root privileges by overwriting process data in the page cache. An exploit is available that works […]

Telegram has received a major update with AI—bots can now be summoned to any chat along with other innovations.

Telegram has received a major update, almost entirely dedicated to AI and automation. The messenger has introduced a guest mode for bots, the ability for bots to communicate with each other, chat automation tools, and a search function for over 100 million emojis and stickers. Additionally, Telegram has updated polls and moderation tools. The main innovation is the so-called guest mode for bots, which now allows AI bots […]

Recreating the Unity user interface using Wayfire and Libadwaita

Developer M A Muqtadir, involved in the design of Ubuntu Yaru and the Vanilla OS distribution, has presented initial results of his experiment to recreate the Unity user interface using modern components of the GNOME stack and the Wayland protocol. The demonstrated prototype is built on the Wayfire compositing manager, which utilizes Wayland and allows for creating resource-friendly user interfaces with 3D effects […]

Release of Chrome 148

Google has released version 148 of the Chrome web browser. Simultaneously, a stable release of the free project Chromium, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium in that it uses Google logos, has a crash notification system, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), automatic update installation, always-on sandbox isolation, delivery of keys to Google APIs, and passing RLZ parameters […]

Release of Container Management System Incus 7.0 LTS

Stéphane Graber, leader of the Linux Containers project and former technical lead of the LXD project, has announced the release of Incus 7.0 LTS, a fork of the LXD container and virtual machine management system, created by the community after the original project was taken under Canonical's wing and the license was changed. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. An online demonstration is available for familiarization. Incus 7.0 LTS will […]

Release of CudaText 1.234.2.0

On April 30, a minor update for the text editor CudaText was released. The editor is written in Free Pascal, supports extensions in Python, and has several features borrowed from Sublime Text. The project's wiki (freepascal.org) outlines the advantages, disadvantages, and features of the project in comparison to Sublime Text and VSCode. In this version: the rule for strikethrough text in the Markdown lexer has been fixed; corrections made […]

ToaruOS 2.3 and 2.3.1

On April 28 and May 5, versions 2.3 and 2.3.1 of the Unix-like operating system ToaruOS were released. This system was built from scratch and comes with its own kernel, bootloader, standard C library, package manager, user space components, and a graphical interface featuring a composite window manager. Initially, the project developed at the University of Illinois as a research endeavor focused on creating new composite graphical interfaces, but then […]

MyLibrary 5.0

The release of the home library cataloging software MyLibrary 5.0 has taken place. The program's code is written in C++ and is available (GitHub, GitFlic) under the GPLv3 license. The user interface is implemented using the Qt6 library. The program is adapted to run on Linux and Windows operating systems. Arch Linux users can find a build script for the ready-to-use package in AUR. For Windows users, […]

The author of the Bun platform is experimenting with rewriting from Zig to Rust.

Jarred Sumner, the creator and lead developer of the Bun server JavaScript platform, has created a Git branch to start rewriting Bun from Zig to Rust. The rewriting is being conducted with the assistance of the AI assistant Claude, for which a separate porting guide has been formulated. According to Jarred, this is just an experiment and not an official port, and there is a high likelihood that the project will not progress beyond the experimental stage […]

The DE domain zone was down for several hours due to a DNSSEC issue.

A massive failure occurred in the functionality of the 'DE' domain zone used in Germany. Issues arose due to a misconfiguration of DNSSEC for the root zone 'DE' made by DENIC, the organization responsible for the top-level domain 'DE'. From May 5, 10:30 PM to May 6, 1:30 AM (MSK), attempts to resolve domains in the 'DE' zone through DNS servers using DNSSEC for data validation were unsuccessful […]

Release of the MyLibrary 5.0 home library catalog

The release of the home library cataloging software MyLibrary 5.0 has taken place. The program's code is written in C++ and is available (GitHub, GitFlic) under the GPLv3 license. The user interface is implemented using the Qt6 library. The program is adapted to run on Linux and Windows operating systems. Arch Linux users can find a build script for the ready-to-use package in AUR. For Windows users, […]

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