Mozilla announced the purchase of the startup Pulse, which is developing a product based on machine learning technologies for automatically updating statuses in the corporate messenger Slack, which are set in relation to user activity in various systems and based on user-specified rules (for example, you can configure status updates depending on events in the calendar planner or participation in a meeting in Zoom). […]
The release of the free implementation of the OpenGL and Vulkan APIs - Mesa 22.3.0 has been published. The first release of the Mesa 22.3.0 branch has an experimental status - after the final stabilization of the code, a stable version 22.3.1 will be released. In Mesa 22.3, support for the Vulkan 1.3 graphics API is available in anv for Intel GPUs, radv for AMD GPUs, tu for Qualcomm GPUs, and […]
In FreeBSD, a vulnerability (CVE-2022-23093) has been identified in the ping utility included in the basic distribution. The issue could potentially lead to remote code execution with root privileges when pinging an external host controlled by an attacker. A fix was provided in FreeBSD updates 13.1-RELEASE-p5, 12.4-RC2-p2 and 12.3-RELEASE-p10. It is not yet clear whether other BSD systems are affected by the identified vulnerability (vulnerability reports in NetBSD, […]
The developers of the anonymous Tor network have published the release of the Arti 1.1.0 project, which develops a Tor client written in the Rust language. The 1.x branch is marked as suitable for use by general users and provides the same level of privacy, usability, and stability as the main C implementation. 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 kit took place, prepared by rebuilding the source codes of the packages of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 distribution kit and completely binary compatible with it. The changes boil down to rebranding and removal of RHEL-specific packages, otherwise the distribution is completely similar to RHEL 9.1. The EuroLinux 9 branch will be supported until June 30, 2032. Installation images have been prepared for downloading, [...]
Google has unveiled the release of the Chrome 108 web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which is the basis of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium in its use of Google logos, a system for sending notifications in case of a crash, modules for playing copy-protected video content (DRM), a system for automatically installing updates, always turning on Sandbox isolation, supplying keys to the Google API and passing […]
A set of Cryptsetup 2.6 utilities has been published, designed to configure encryption of disk partitions in Linux using the dm-crypt module. Supports dm-crypt, LUKS, LUKS2, BITLK, loop-AES and TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt partitions. It also includes veritysetup and integritysetup utilities for configuring data integrity controls based on the dm-verity and dm-integrity modules. Key improvements: Added support for storage devices encrypted […]
The wayland-protocols 1.31 package has been released, containing a set of protocols and extensions that complement the capabilities of the base Wayland protocol and provide the capabilities necessary for building composite servers and user environments. All protocols sequentially go through three phases - development, testing and stabilization. After completion of the development stage (category “unstable”), the protocol is placed in the “staging” branch and officially included in the wayland-protocols set, […]
A maintenance release of Firefox 107.0.1 is available, which fixes several issues: Resolved an issue with access to some sites that use code to counter ad blockers. The problem appeared in private browsing mode or when the strict mode for blocking unwanted content was enabled (strict). Fixed an issue that resulted in Color Management tools being unavailable for some users. Corrected […]
Oracle has published the release of the Oracle Linux 9.1 distribution, created based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 package base and fully binary compatible with it. Installation iso images of 9.2 GB and 839 MB in size, prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures, are offered for downloading without restrictions. Oracle Linux 9 now has unlimited and free access to the yum repository […]
VLC media player 3.0.18 has been released to address four vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to attacker code execution when processing specially crafted files or streams. The most dangerous vulnerability (CVE-2022-41325) can lead to a buffer overflow when loading via a vnc URL. The remaining vulnerabilities that appear when processing files in mp4 and ogg formats can most likely only be used […]
The source code of the engine for the game “The Adventures of Captain Blood” has been opened. The game was created in the “hack and slash” genre based on the works of Rafael Sabatini and tells about the adventures of the main character of these works, Captain Peter Blood. The game takes place in medieval New England. The game engine is a heavily modified version of the Storm 2.9 engine, which was opened in 2021. Engine […]
