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Author: Yuri Gagarin

A technical specialist at ProHoster with over six years of experience in server administration, VPN solutions, and network security. I manage infrastructure setup and support, monitor service stability, and implement solutions to protect client data. I also contribute to performance optimization and compliance with modern security and privacy requirements.

Firefox includes full support for Wayland

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Starting with version 121, the Mozilla Firefox web browser will utilize native support for the new windowing system when launched in a Wayland session. Previously, the browser relied on the XWayland compatibility layer, and native Wayland support was considered experimental and hidden behind the MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND flag. You can track the status here: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D189367. The release of Firefox 121 is scheduled for December 19. Source: linux.org.ru

A vulnerability in AMD CPU allows bypassing the SEV (Secure Encrypted Virtualization) protection mechanism.

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Researchers at the Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA) have published a new attack method called CacheWarp, which allows compromising the AMD SEV (Secure Encrypted Virtualization) protection mechanism used in virtualization systems to safeguard virtual machines from interference by the hypervisor or the host system administrator. The proposed method enables an attacker with hypervisor access to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges within the virtual machine, […]

Blender 4.0

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On November 14, Blender 4.0 was released. The transition to the new version will be smooth, as there are no significant changes to the interface. Therefore, most tutorials, courses, and guides will remain relevant for the new version. Key changes include: 🔻 Snap Base. You can now easily set a base point when moving an object using the B key. This allows for quick and accurate snapping […]

Microsoft has released the open platform .NET 8

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Microsoft has announced the release of the open platform .NET 8, created by unifying the .NET Framework, .NET Core, and Mono products. With .NET 8, developers can create cross-platform applications for browsers, cloud systems, desktops, IoT devices, and mobile platforms, using unified libraries and a common build process that is independent of the application type. The .NET SDK 8 and .NET Runtime 8 builds […]

Reconstruction of RSA keys through analysis of SSH connections to faulty servers

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A group of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, has demonstrated the ability to reconstruct closed host RSA keys of an SSH server using passive analysis of SSH traffic. The attack can be executed on servers where, due to certain circumstances or the actions of an attacker, failures occur during the calculation of the digital signature when establishing an SSH connection. Failures can be both software-related (incorrect execution of mathematical operations, memory corruption), […]

FreeBSD 14

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A new version of the free UNIX-like operating system FreeBSD has been released. Some changes include: Changes in the base system: The default shell for the superuser is now sh. The default mail agent is now the dragonfly mail agent instead of sendmail; The .include option in firejail.conf now supports pattern matching. Unicode support has been updated to version 14.0. The opie has been removed from the base system. Changes in the kernel: On platforms […]

AlmaLinux 9.3 release published

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The release of AlmaLinux 9.3 distribution, synchronized with the new release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 and containing all the proposed changes of this release, is now available. Installation images are prepared for x86_64, ARM64, ppc64le, and s390x architectures in the form of bootable (940 MB), minimal (1.8 GB), and full images (10 GB). Live builds with GNOME, KDE, MATE, and Xfce will be generated later, and […]

Release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 distribution.

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Red Hat has released the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 distribution (the new branch was announced last week, but the release notes were only posted yesterday, while the website still showed a beta version prior to that). An update for the previous RHEL 8.9 branch is expected on November 15. Ready installation images are available for registered users on the Red Hat Customer Portal (for evaluation […]

Release of GitExtensions 4.2

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The release of GitExtensions 4.2 has been announced, a graphical interface tool for managing git repositories that can integrate into the system file menu and, through plugins, into IDEs (JetBrains, VSCode, MSVS). The project code is written in C# and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Key changes include: A new integration plugin with GitLab. The JIRA plugin now supports personal access tokens. Various improvements […]

libzim 9.0.0

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Version 9.0.0 of the libzim library has been released, written in C++ and designed for working with ZIM file formats. The library is developed and sponsored by the Kiwix project. The Kiwix project develops a set of command-line utilities called zim-tools, desktop and mobile clients, and scripts for creating ZIM files from Wikimedia project dumps or HTML. The libzim library is also used in the GoldenDict fork […]

Vulnerabilities in OpenVPN and SoftEther VPN

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The release of OpenVPN 2.6.7 has been prepared, a package for creating virtual private networks that allows for an encrypted connection between two client machines or provides centralized VPN server operation for multiple clients simultaneously. The new version addresses two vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-46850 — accessing a freed memory area (use-after-free) could lead to sending process memory content to the other side of the connection, […]

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