Google has begun testing the second beta version of the open mobile platform Android 12. The release of Android 12 is expected in the third quarter of 2021. Firmware builds have been prepared for Pixel 3 / 3 XL, Pixel 3a / 3a XL, Pixel 4 / 4 XL, Pixel 4a / 4a 5G, and Pixel 5, as well as for some ASUS and OnePlus devices, […]
After a year of development, the release of the Redcore Linux 2101 distribution has been published, attempting to combine the features of Gentoo with ease of use for regular users. The distribution offers a simple installer that allows for a quick deployment of a working system without requiring the recompilation of components from source code. Users are provided with a repository of precompiled binary packages, accompanied by a continuous update cycle (rolling model). For package management, a proprietary […]
Google has released an update for Chrome 91.0.4472.101, which addresses 14 vulnerabilities, including the CVE-2021-30551 issue, already being exploited by attackers in exploits (0-day). Details have not been disclosed yet, but it is known that the vulnerability is caused by improper type handling (Type Confusion) in the V8 JavaScript engine. The new version also fixes another severe vulnerability, CVE-2021-30544, caused by accessing memory after it has been […]
The candidate for the release of the Rocky Linux 8.4 distribution is now available for testing. This aims to create a new free build of RHEL capable of taking over the traditional CentOS place after Red Hat decided to end support for the CentOS 8 branch at the end of 2021 instead of 2029, as originally planned. Rocky Linux builds are prepared for x86_64 and […]
A group of researchers from several universities in Germany has developed a new MITM attack method on HTTPS, allowing the extraction of Cookies with session identifiers and other confidential data, as well as achieving the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of another site. The attack, named ALPACA, can be applied to TLS servers implementing various application layer protocols (HTTPS, SFTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP3), but […]
Norwegian company Vivaldi Technologies has released a new version of the Vivaldi 4.0 browser for desktop and Android. The browser is based on open-source Chromium, and the developers declare a fundamental refusal to collect user data and monetize it. Vivaldi builds are prepared for Linux, Windows, Android, and macOS. For previous releases, the project under the open license distributes the source code changes to Chromium. Implementation […]
Arch Linux developers have warned users that starting from the update of the libxcrypt package version 4.4.21, the use of vulnerable password hashing schemes such as MD5 and SHA1 will be prohibited when setting new passwords in the distribution. For accounts where passwords already use MD5 and SHA1 hashes, a warning will be displayed during login attempts suggesting to update the password. Source: […]
After two years of development, the stable release of the modular cross-platform bootloader manager GNU GRUB 2.06 (GRand Unified Bootloader) has been presented. GRUB supports a wide range of platforms, including standard PCs with BIOS, IEEE-1275 platforms (PowerPC/Sparc64 hardware), EFI systems, RISC-V, MIPS-compatible Loongson 2E processor hardware, Itanium systems, ARM, ARM64, and ARCS (SGI), as well as devices using the free CoreBoot package. Main […]
The release of the Proton-6.10-GE-1 project is now available, in which enthusiasts create independent builds of the Windows application launcher Proton that is separate from Valve, featuring a newer version of Wine, the use of FFmpeg in FAudio, and the inclusion of additional patches that resolve issues in various gaming applications. The new Proton GE version updates dxvk, vkd3d, steamclient, nvapi, and faudio, and carries over patches to improve […]
The release of the Mir 2.2 display server has been announced, which continues to be developed by Canonical, despite the discontinuation of the Unity shell and Ubuntu edition for smartphones. Mir remains in demand in Canonical projects and is now positioned as a solution for embedded devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). Mir can be used as a composite server for Wayland, allowing environments to run […]
The Children and Youth Center for Technical Creativity and Information Technologies of the Pushkin District of St. Petersburg has opened registration for the second open competitions for children and adolescents on GNU/Linux. Participants will be offered theoretical questions and practical tasks of varying difficulty levels. Age of participants: 10-17 years. Registration is open until June 11, 2021. Participation is free. All participants will receive diplomas. The competitions will take place in 2 stages: […]
For implementation in Fedora 35, a transition to the yescrypt password hashing scheme is planned. This change has not yet been considered by the FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee), which is responsible for the technical development of the Fedora distribution. If approved, starting from Fedora 35, passwords for new users in /etc/shadow will be hashed using yescrypt by default. Support for old hashes created […]