Author: ProHoster

Attack on German companies through NPM packages

A new batch of malicious NPM packages created for targeted attacks on the German companies Bertelsmann, Bosch, Stihl and DB Schenker has been disclosed. The attack uses the dependency mixing method, which manipulates the intersection of dependency names in public and internal repositories. In publicly available applications, attackers find traces of access to internal NPM packages downloaded from corporate repositories, which contain […]

PostgreSQL update to fix the vulnerability. pg_ivm 1.0 release

Corrective updates have been generated for all supported PostgreSQL branches: 14.3, 13.7, 12.11, 11.16 and 10.22. The 10.x branch is approaching the end of support (updates will be generated until November 2022). The release of updates for the 11.x branch will last until November 2023, 12.x until November 2024, 13.x until November 2025, 14.x until November 2026 […]

Distribution AlmaLinux 8.6 is available, continuing the development of CentOS 8

A release of the AlmaLinux 8.6 distribution kit has been created, synchronized with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 distribution kit and containing all the changes proposed in this release. Builds are prepared for x86_64, ARM64 and ppc64le architectures in the form of a boot (830 MB), minimal (1.6 GB) and full image (11 GB). Later, they additionally promise to create Live builds, as well as images for Raspberry Pi boards, […]

NVIDIA open-source video drivers for the Linux kernel

NVIDIA has announced that all kernel modules included in its set of proprietary video drivers are open source. The code is open under MIT and GPLv2 licenses. The ability to build modules is provided for x86_64 and aarch64 architectures on systems with Linux kernel 3.10 and newer releases. Firmware and user space libraries such as CUDA, OpenGL and […]

Release of EuroLinux 8.6 distribution compatible with RHEL

The release of the EuroLinux 8.6 distribution kit took place, prepared by rebuilding the source codes of the packages of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 distribution kit and completely binary compatible with it. Installation images of 11 GB (appstream) and 1.6 GB in size have been prepared for download. The distribution can also be used to replace the CentOS 8 branch, the support of which was discontinued at the end of 2021. EuroLinux builds […]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 distribution release

Following the announcement of the release of RHEL 9, Red Hat published the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6. Installation builds are prepared for the x86_64, s390x (IBM System z), ppc64le, and Aarch64 architectures, but are available for download only to registered Red Hat Customer Portal users. The sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 rpm packages are distributed through the CentOS Git repository. The 8.x branch, which […]

CoreBoot port for MSI PRO Z690-A motherboard published

The May update of the Dasharo project, which develops an open set of firmware, BIOS and UEFI based on CoreBoot, presents the implementation of open firmware for the MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 motherboard, supporting the LGA 1700 socket and the current 12th generation (Alder Lake) Intel Core processors, Pentium Gold and Celeron. In addition to the MSI PRO Z690-A, the project also provides open firmware for Dell boards […]

Pale Moon Browser 31.0 Release

The release of the Pale Moon 31.0 web browser has been published, which forked from the Firefox codebase to provide higher performance, retain the classic interface, minimize memory consumption and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are generated for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to the classical organization of the interface, without […]

Docker Desktop is available for Linux

Docker Inc announced the formation of a Linux version of the Docker Desktop application, which provides a graphical interface for creating, running and managing containers. Previously, the application was only available for Windows and macOS. Installation packages for Linux are prepared in deb and rpm formats for Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora distributions. Additionally, experimental packages for ArchLinux are being offered and packages for […]

Malicious rustdecimal package found in crates.io Rust repository

The developers of the Rust language have warned that a rustdecimal package containing malicious code has been identified in the crates.io repository. The package was based on the legitimate rust_decimal package and was distributed using similarity in name (typesquatting) with the expectation that the user would not notice the absence of an underscore when searching or selecting a module from a list. It is noteworthy that this strategy was successful [...]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Distribution Introduced

Red Hat has introduced the release of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 distribution. Ready-made installation images will soon be available to registered users of the Red Hat Customer Portal (CentOS Stream 9 iso images can also be used to evaluate functionality). The release is designed for x86_64, s390x (IBM System z), ppc64le and Aarch64 (ARM64) architectures. Source texts of Red Hat Enterprise rpm packages […]

Fedora Linux 36 distribution release

The release of the Fedora Linux 36 distribution has been presented. Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, CoreOS, Fedora IoT Edition and Live builds are available for download, delivered in the form of spins with desktop environments KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE and LXQt. Assemblies are generated for x86_64, Power64, ARM64 (AArch64) architectures and various devices with 32-bit ARM processors. The publication of Fedora Silverblue builds is delayed. […]