Michael R Sweet, author of the CUPS printing system, announced the release of PAPPL 1.3, a framework for developing IPP Everywhere printing applications that are recommended to be used in place of traditional printer drivers. The framework code is written in C and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license with an exception allowing linking with code under the GPLv2 and LGPLv2 licenses. […]
Engineers from Google summed up the first results of the introduction of Rust development support into the Android platform. In Android 13, approximately 21% of the new compiled code added is written in Rust, and 79% in C/C++. The AOSP (Android Open Source Project) repository, which develops the source code for the Android platform, has approximately 1.5 million lines of Rust code, […]
Google has disclosed information about the use of certificates from a number of smartphone manufacturers to digitally sign malicious applications. To create digital signatures, platform certificates were used, with which manufacturers certify privileged applications that are part of the main composition of Android system images. Of the manufacturers whose certificates are associated with signatures of malicious applications, Samsung, LG and Mediatek can be traced. The source of the certificate leak has not yet been identified. […]
The release of the open platform webOS Open Source Edition 2.19 has been published, which can be used on various portable devices, boards and car infotainment systems. Raspberry Pi 4 boards are considered as the reference hardware platform. The platform is developed in a public repository under the Apache 2.0 license, and development is curated by the community, adhering to a collaborative development management model. The webOS platform was originally developed by […]
The release of the KDE Plasma Mobile 22.11 mobile platform has been published, based on the mobile edition of the Plasma 5 desktop, the KDE Frameworks 5 libraries, the ModemManager phone stack and the Telepathy communication framework. The kwin_wayland composite server is used to display graphics in Plasma Mobile, and PulseAudio is used for sound processing. At the same time, a set of mobile applications Plasma Mobile Gear 22.11 was prepared, which is […]
Mozilla continued to buy startups. In addition to yesterday's takeover announcement, Pulse also announced the acquisition of Active Replica, which is developing a web-based virtual world system for organizing remote meetings of people. Following the completion of the deal, details of which have not been released, Active Replica employees will be joining the Mozilla Hubs team to create virtual reality chats. […]
The Nonpolynomial organization has released a stable and ready-to-use version of the Buttplug 6.2 library, which can be used to control various types of devices using gamepads, keyboards, joysticks and VR devices. Among other things, device synchronization with content played in Firefox and VLC is supported, and plug-ins are being developed for integration with Unity and Twine game engines. Initially […]
Qualys has identified the third dangerous vulnerability this year (CVE-2022-3328) in the snap-confine utility, which comes with the SUID root flag and is called by the snapd process to create an executable environment for applications distributed in self-contained snap packages. The vulnerability allows a local unprivileged user to achieve code execution as root in the default Ubuntu configuration. The issue is fixed in the release […]
A release of the Chrome OS 108 operating system is available, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild / portage assembly toolkit, open components and the Chrome 108 web browser. The Chrome OS user environment is limited to a web browser, and web applications are used instead of standard programs, however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop and taskbar. The source code is distributed under […]
The first release of the Green Linux distribution has been presented, which is an adaptation of Linux Mint 21, prepared taking into account the needs of Russian users and freed from connection to external infrastructure. Initially, the project developed under the name Linux Mint Russian Edition, but was ultimately renamed. The size of the boot image is 2.3 GB (Yandex Disk, Torrent). Main features of the distribution: The system integrates [...]
The DRM-Next branch, which is scheduled for inclusion in the Linux 6.2 kernel, includes the code for the new “accel” subsystem with the implementation of a framework for computing accelerators. This subsystem is built on the basis of DRM/KMS, since the developers have already split the GPU representation into component parts that include fairly independent aspects of “graphics output” and “computing”, so that the subsystem could already work […]
A vulnerability (CVE-915-2022) has been identified in the Intel GPU driver (i4139) that may lead to memory corruption or data leakage from kernel memory. The issue appears starting with Linux kernel 5.4 and affects 12th generation Intel integrated and discrete GPUs, including the Tiger Lake, Rocket Lake, Alder Lake, DG1, Raptor Lake, DG2, Arctic Sound, and Meteor Lake families. The problem is caused by […]
