A release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.28 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on Debian's package base and designed to ensure anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are by default blocked by a packet filter. For storing user data in persistent mode between launches, […]
The release of the web browser Firefox 98 has taken place. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch has been formed — 91.7.0. The Firefox 99 branch has entered beta testing, with a release scheduled for April 5. Key changes: The behavior of file downloads has been modified — instead of prompting for approval before starting a download, files now begin to download automatically, and a notification appears in the panel indicating the start of the […]
To be implemented in Fedora Linux 37, a directive is proposed recommending maintainers to cease building packages for the i686 architecture if the necessity for such packages is doubtful or leads to significant time or resource expenditure. This recommendation does not apply to packages used as dependencies in other packages or utilized in the context of "multilib" to ensure the execution of 32-bit programs on 64-bit systems […]
The release of the DentOS 2.0 network operating system, based on the Linux kernel and designed for switches, routers, and specialized network equipment, is now available. The development is being carried out with the participation of companies such as Amazon, Delta Electronics, Marvell, NVIDIA, Edgecore Networks, and Wistron NeWeb (WNC). The project was initially founded by Amazon to equip network equipment for its infrastructure. The DentOS code is written in […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2022-0847) has been identified in the Linux kernel that allows for overwriting the contents of the page cache for any files, including those in read-only mode, opened with the O_RDONLY flag, or located in filesystems mounted in read-only mode. Practically, this vulnerability can be exploited to inject code into arbitrary processes or corrupt data in opened […]
The first release of LWQt, a variant of the LXQt user interface 1.0, translated to use the Wayland protocol instead of X11, has been introduced. Like the LXQt project, LWQt is presented as a lightweight, modular, and fast user environment that adheres to classic desktop organization methods. The project code is written in C++ using the Qt framework and is distributed under the LGPL 2.1 license. The first release includes […]
Details of the vulnerability (CVE-2022-0492) in the implementation of the resource limit mechanism cgroups v1 in the Linux kernel have been revealed, which can be used to escape isolated containers. The issue manifests starting with Linux kernel 2.6.24 and is fixed in kernel releases 5.16.12, 5.15.26, 5.10.97, 5.4.177, 4.19.229, 4.14.266, and 4.9.301. You can track updates for package releases in distributions on these pages: Debian, SUSE, […]
Google has released a full version of the Chromium web browser for the Fuchsia operating system, which has replaced the previously available Simple Browser designed for running isolated web applications rather than functioning with websites. Indirectly, the provision of support for a standard web browser confirms Google's intention to develop Fuchsia not just for IoT and consumer devices like the Nest Hub, but also for […]
The release of Chrome OS 99, based on the Linux kernel, system manager upstart, build tools ebuild/portage, open components, and web browser Chrome 99, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to a web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used. However, Chrome OS includes a fully-featured multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 99 […]
The release of DXVK 1.10 layer, providing implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, functioning through call translation to the Vulkan API, is now available. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as Mesa RADV 20.2, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
The corrective release of Firefox 97.0.2 and 91.6.1 has been made available, addressing two vulnerabilities categorized as critical issues. The vulnerabilities allow bypassing sandbox isolation, achieving code execution with browser privileges when processing specially crafted content. It is reported that active exploits for both issues have been identified and are currently being used for attacks. Details remain undisclosed, but it is known that […]
The first release of the sdl12-compat compatibility layer has been published, providing an API compatible with both binary and source code of SDL 1.2, while operating on top of SDL 2. The project can serve as a complete replacement for SDL 1.2 and is suitable for running legacy programs written for SDL 1.2, utilizing the modern capabilities of the current SDL 2 branch. In particular, sdl12-compat allows running applications […]