The release of Chrome OS 108, based on the Linux kernel, upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and Chrome 108 web browser, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used. However, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The source code is distributed under […]
A new subsystem called 'accel' was accepted into the DRM-Next branch, which is set to be included in the Linux kernel 6.2, implementing a framework for computation accelerators. This subsystem is built on top of DRM/KMS, as developers have already broken down the GPU view into separate components, including sufficiently independent aspects of 'graphics output' and 'computations', allowing the subsystem to already operate […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2022-4139) has been identified in the Intel GPU driver (i915), which may lead to memory corruption or data leakage from kernel memory. The issue manifests starting from Linux kernel 5.4 and affects integrated and discrete Intel 12th generation GPUs, including the Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Alder Lake, DG1, Raptor Lake, DG2, Arctic Sound, and Meteor Lake families. The problem is caused by […]
The NixOS 22.11 distribution, based on the Nix package manager, has been released, providing a range of in-house developments that simplify system configuration and maintenance. For example, in NixOS, all system configuration is done through a single configuration file (configuration.nix), allowing for quick system rollback to a previous configuration version, supporting switching between different system states, and allowing individual users to install custom packages […]
Mozilla has announced the acquisition of the startup Pulse, which is developing a product based on machine learning technologies for automatically updating statuses in the corporate messenger Slack, linked to user activity across various systems and based on user-defined rules (for example, it can be set up to update the status depending on events in the calendar or participation in a Zoom conference). […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2022-23093) has been identified in the ping utility included in the base package of FreeBSD. This issue could potentially lead to remote code execution with root privileges when pinging an external host controlled by an attacker. Fixes have been proposed in FreeBSD updates 13.1-RELEASE-p5, 12.4-RC2-p2, and 12.3-RELEASE-p10. It is still unclear whether other BSD systems are affected by this vulnerability (reports on vulnerability in NetBSD, […]
The developers of the Tor anonymous network have released version 1.1.0 of the Arti project, which develops a Tor client written in Rust. The 1.x branch is marked as suitable for use by regular users and provides the same level of privacy, usability, and stability as the main implementation in C. The code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 and MIT licenses. Unlike the C implementation, which […]
The release of the EuroLinux 9.1 distribution has occurred, prepared by recompiling the source texts of packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 distribution and is fully binary compatible with it. Changes are limited to rebranding and removing RHEL-specific packages; otherwise, the distribution is fully analogous to RHEL 9.1. The EuroLinux 9 branch will be supported until June 30, 2032. Installation images are prepared for download, […]
Google has released version 108 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the open-source project Chromium, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium by the use of Google logos, a crash notification system, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, continuous Sandbox isolation, the provision of keys for Google API, and data transmission with […]
The Cryptsetup 2.6 utilities suite has been released, designed for configuring disk partition encryption in Linux using the dm-crypt module. It supports working with dm-crypt, LUKS, LUKS2, BITLK, loop-AES, and TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt partitions. It also includes utilities veritysetup and integritysetup for configuring data integrity control mechanisms based on dm-verity and dm-integrity modules. Key improvements: Added support for encrypted storage devices […]
The wayland-protocols package version 1.31 has been released, containing a set of protocols and extensions that enhance the capabilities of the basic Wayland protocol and provide the necessary features for building composite servers and user environments. All protocols undergo three phases: development, testing, and stabilization. After completing the development stage (unstable category), the protocol is moved to the staging branch and officially included in the wayland-protocols set, […]
A corrective release of Firefox 107.0.1 is available, which fixes several issues: Resolved the problem with accessing some websites that use code to counteract ad blockers. The issue was evident in private browsing mode or when enabling strict unwanted content blocking mode. Fixed a bug that rendered Color Management tools inaccessible to some users. The following has been corrected […]