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Vulnerabilities in Buildroot that allow code execution on the build server through a MITM attack

In the Buildroot build system, aimed at creating bootable Linux environments for embedded systems, six vulnerabilities have been identified that allow, during the interception of transit traffic (MITM), to make changes to the generated system images or organize code execution at the build system level. The vulnerabilities have been addressed in Buildroot releases 2023.02.8, 2023.08.4, and 2023.11. The first five vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-45841, CVE-2023-45842, CVE-2023-45838, CVE-2023-45839, CVE-2023-45840) affect […]

The OpenBao project began development of the Hashicorp Vault fork

Under the auspices of the Linux Foundation, the OpenBao project was founded, which will continue to develop the code base for the Hashicorp Vault storage under the free MPLv2 license (Mozilla Public License). The fork was created in response to HashiCorp moving its products to a proprietary BSL 1.1 license, which restricts the use of code in cloud systems that compete with HashiCorp products and services. The creators of the OpenBao project intend to continue […]

Release of CMake 3.28 build system

The release of the cross-platform open build script generator CMake 3.28 has been published, serving as an alternative to Autotools and used in projects such as KDE, LLVM/Clang, MySQL, MariaDB, ReactOS and Blender. CMake is notable for providing a simple scripting language, tools for extending functionality through modules, caching support, cross-compilation tools, support for generating build files for a wide range of build systems and compilers, […]

Huawei successfully replaces foreign smartphone components for 5G networks with Chinese ones

It was the revelations of TechInsights experts in the fall of this year that led to the fact that the US authorities were outraged by Huawei’s ability to obtain the latest generation 7-nm HiSilicon processors from contractors under sanctions, and proposed introducing new restrictions. Now experts from the Canadian company claim that Huawei is replacing smartphone components for working in 5G networks with Chinese ones. Image source: Huawei TechnologiesSource: 3dnews.ru

October imports of chip manufacturing equipment to China increased by almost 80%

Statistics from Chinese customs authorities, as reported by the South China Morning Post, indicate an increase in purchases of chip production equipment by Chinese companies by almost 80% to $4,3 billion compared to October last year. This growth was partially ensured by the introduction of new sanctions by the United States, but not all types of equipment can be purchased in such a short time […]

Competition - win a prize from APNX!

Want a chance to win a prize provided by APNX? To do this, just answer just three simple questions about the company and its products. Take part in our competition! Source: 3dnews.ru

Official announcement for the upcoming release of Lubuntu version 24.04 LTS

On December 9, the developers of the Lubuntu distribution shared some plans for the upcoming release of Lubuntu 24.04 LTS. As part of this version of the distribution, which is due out in April, it is planned to create an additional Wayland session. The session will not be installed by default yet, however, starting from version 24.10 Wayland will be used as a standard option. Lubuntu developers also hope to completely switch [...]

Data corruption in Ext4 under kernels in the LTS version 6.1.X branch.

Due to a problematic patch backported from Linux 6.5 to 6.1 causing interference between Ext4 and iomap code, there is a potential for data corruption in older kernels - especially in the latest Linux 6.1 LTS point releases, which can currently be found in distributions such as Debian 12. In a possible EXT4 file system data corruption error that occurs […]

Linux Mint 21.3 is available for beta testing

Starting from 10.12.2024/21.3/XNUMX, a beta version of Linux Mint XNUMX is available for download, codenamed “Virginia”. Some changes: Snap Store is disabled. For more information or instructions for re-enabling can be found at this link. Guest sessions. You can enable guest sessions in the Login Window utility, but currently this option is disabled by default. Touchpad drivers. In this issue […]

New browser versions SeaMonkey 2.53.18, Qutebrowser 3.1.0 and Tor Browser 13.0.6

The SeaMonkey 2.53.18 set of Internet applications has been released, which combines a web browser, an email client, a news feed aggregation system (RSS / Atom) and a WYSIWYG Composer html page editor within one product. The Chatzilla IRC client, the DOM Inspector web development toolkit, and the Lightning calendar scheduler are offered as preinstalled add-ons. The new release carries over fixes and changes from the current Firefox codebase (SeaMonkey 2.53 is […]

Debian 12.4 update

A corrective update for the Debian 12.4 distribution has been generated, which includes accumulated package updates and adds fixes to the installer. The release includes 94 updates to fix stability issues and 65 updates to fix vulnerabilities. It was decided to skip the release of Debian 12.3 due to the discovery at the final stage of its preparation of an error in the package with the linux-image-6.1.0-14 kernel, which could lead to damage […]

TCL Announces 31-Inch Dome OLED Display

A subsidiary of the Chinese company TCL, a developer and manufacturer of CSOT displays, presented several new products as part of the DTC 2023 exhibition taking place these days in Wuhan, China. Image source: TCL Source: 3dnews.ru