Osterman Research has published results from a study on the usage of open components with unpatched vulnerabilities in custom proprietary software (COTS). The study examined five categories of applications — web browsers, email clients, file transfer programs, messaging apps, and platforms for online meetings. The results were alarming — the use of open code with […]
Testing of a new installer began in the nightly builds of Ubuntu Desktop 21.10. This installer is implemented as an extension of the low-level installer curtin, which is already used in the Subiquity installer, the default for Ubuntu Server. The new installer for Ubuntu Desktop is written in Dart and uses the Flutter framework to build the user interface. The design of the new installer is crafted with modern style in mind […]
The InitWare project, developing an experimental fork of the system manager systemd, has implemented support for the OpenBSD operating system at the level of user service management (user manager — the "iwctl —user" mode allows users to manage their own services). PID1 and system services are currently not supported. Previously, similar support was provided for DragonFly BSD, and the ability to manage system services and user login for NetBSD […]
CodeWeavers has released version 21.0 of Crossover, a package based on Wine code designed to run programs and games written for the Windows platform. CodeWeavers is among the key contributors to the Wine project, sponsoring its development and integrating innovations made for its commercial products back into the project. The source code for the open components of CrossOver 21.0 can be downloaded on this page. […]
The release of Chrome OS 92 has been published, based on the Linux kernel, using the upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and the Chrome 92 web browser. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to a web browser, and standard applications are replaced with web applications. Nevertheless, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 92 […]
Google has warned that starting September 27, users will no longer be able to connect to their Google accounts on devices running Android releases that are over 10 years old. The reason given is user security. When attempting to access Google products, including Gmail, YouTube, and Google Maps, from an older version of Android, users will receive an error […]
Jason A. Donenfeld, the creator of the WireGuard VPN, has introduced the WireGuardNT project, which develops a high-performance port of WireGuard for the Windows kernel, compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10, and supporting AMD64, x86, ARM64, and ARM architectures. The implementation code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The new driver has already been included in the WireGuard client for Windows but is currently marked as experimental […]
The third release candidate for the installer of the next major release of Debian — 'Bullseye' — has been published. Currently, there are 48 critical bugs blocking the release (155 a month ago, 185 two months ago, 240 three months ago, 472 four months ago, at the time of the freeze in Debian 10 — 316, Debian 9 — 275, Debian 8 — […]
Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that allow the eBPF subsystem to bypass protections against the Spectre v4 attack (SSB, Speculative Store Bypass). An attacker using an unprivileged BPF program can create conditions for speculative execution of certain operations and determine the contents of arbitrary kernel memory areas. The accompanying eBPF subsystems in the kernel have obtained access to a proof-of-concept exploit demonstrating the possibility of attacks […]
After six months of development, the release of the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.34 has been published, which fully adheres to the ISO C11 and POSIX.1-2017 standards. The new release includes fixes from 66 developers. Among the enhancements implemented in glibc 2.34, it is worth noting: the core libc now integrates the libpthread, libdl, libutil, and libanl libraries, whose functionalities can be used in applications […]
The release of the Lakka 3.3 distribution has been published, which allows computers, set-top boxes, or single-board computers to be transformed into full-fledged gaming consoles for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution, originally designed for creating home theaters. Lakka builds are available for i386, x86_64 (Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPUs), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, […]
The first beta version of the MX Linux 21 distribution is available for download and testing. The release of MX Linux 21 uses the Debian Bullseye package base and MX Linux repositories. A distinguishing feature of the distribution is the use of the sysVinit initialization system, its own tools for configuring and deploying the system, and more frequent updates of popular packages compared to the Debian stable repository. Downloads are available for 32-bit […]