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Vulnerability in Bitbucket Server allowing code to be executed on the server

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A critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-36804) has been identified in Bitbucket Server, a package for deploying a web interface for working with git repositories, which could allow a remote attacker with read access to private or public repositories to execute arbitrary code on the server by sending a specially issued HTTP request. The issue has been present since version 6.10.17 and is fixed in Bitbucket Server and Bitbucket Data Center releases 7.6.17, 7.17.10, […]

NetworkManager 1.40.0 release

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A stable release of the interface is available to simplify network settings - NetworkManager 1.40.0. Plugins for VPN support (Libreswan, OpenConnect, Openswan, SSTP, etc.) are developed within their own development cycles. NetworkManager 1.40 highlights: The nmcli command-line interface implements the "--offline" flag, which allows processing connection profiles in keyfile format without calling the NetworkManager background process. In particular, […]

A bug in Chrome that allows you to change the clipboard without user action

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Recent releases of the Chromium engine have changed behavior related to writing to the clipboard. While in Firefox, Safari, and older releases of Chrome, writing to the clipboard was allowed only after explicit user interaction, in newer releases, writing to the clipboard is as simple as opening the site. The change in behavior in Chrome is due to the need to read data from the clipboard when displaying the splash […]

Cloudflare open-sourced its PgBouncer fork

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Cloudflare has published the source code for its own edition of the PgBouncer proxy server, which is used to maintain a pool of open connections to the PostgreSQL DBMS. PgBouncer allows applications to access PostgreSQL through already established connections to eliminate the constant execution of resource-intensive repetitive opening and closing of connections and reducing the number of active connections to PostgreSQL. The changes proposed in the fork are aimed at more strict […]

Red Hat Won't Ship GTK 2 to RHEL 10

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Red Hat has warned about the end of support for the GTK 2 library, starting with the next branch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The gtk2 package will not be included in the RHEL 10 release, which will only support GTK 3 and GTK 4. The reason given for the removal of GTK 2 is the outdated toolkit and the lack of support for modern technologies such as Wayland, […]

Release of the Lutris 0.5.11 platform for easier access to games from Linux

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The Lutris 0.5.11 gaming platform has been released, providing tools to simplify the installation, configuration and management of games on Linux. The project code is written in Python and distributed under the GPLv3 license. The project maintains a directory for quick search and installation of gaming applications, which allows you to launch games on Linux with one click through a single interface without worrying about installing dependencies and settings. […]

Google has published a library for identifying problematic cryptographic keys

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Members of the Google Security Team have published the Paranoid open library, designed to detect untrusted cryptographic artifacts such as public keys and digital signatures created in vulnerable hardware (HSM) and software systems. The code is written in Python and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The project may be useful for indirectly evaluating the application of algorithms and libraries that have known […]

Compiz compositing manager update 0.9.14.2

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Almost three years after the publication of the last update, the release of the Compiz 0.9.14.2 compositing manager has been released, using OpenGL for graphics output (windows are processed as textures using GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap) and providing a flexible system of plugins for implementing effects and extending functionality. Among the most noticeable changes in the new version is the implementation of support for the _GTK_WORKAREAS_D{number} and _GNOME_WM_STRUT_AREA properties, which allow […]

Release of the Tails 5.4 distribution

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The release of Tails 5.4 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), a specialized distribution kit based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous access to the network, has been released. Anonymous exit to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by default by the packet filter. Encryption is used to store user data in the save user data between runs mode. […]

GNOME introduced a toolkit for collecting telemetry

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Developers at Red Hat have announced the availability of the gnome-info-collect tool for collecting telemetry about systems running the GNOME environment. Ready-made packages for Ubuntu, openSUSE, Arch Linux and Fedora are offered to users who wish to participate in data collection. The information provided will allow us to analyze the preferences of GNOME users and take them into account when making decisions related to improving the […]

The Linux kernel is 31 years old

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On August 25, 1991, after five months of development, 21-year-old student Linus Torvalds announced on the comp.os.minix teleconference that a working prototype of the new Linux operating system had been completed, porting bash 1.08 and gcc 1.40 had been completed. The first public release of the Linux kernel was introduced on September 17th. The 0.0.1 kernel was 62 KB compressed and contained […]

Cemu, the Nintendo Wii U emulator, has been released

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The release of the Cemu 2.0 emulator is introduced, which allows you to run games and applications created for the Nintendo Wii U game console on ordinary PCs. The release is notable for opening the source code of the project and moving to an open development model, as well as providing support for the Linux platform. The code is written in C++ and is open under the MPL 2.0 free license. The emulator has been in development since 2014, but […]

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