Author: ProHoster

Vulnerability that allowed an update to be released for any package in the NPM repository

GitHub has disclosed two incidents in its NPM package repository infrastructure. On November 2, third-party security researchers (Kajetan Grzybowski and Maciej Piechota), as part of the Bug Bounty program, reported the presence of a vulnerability in the NPM repository that allows you to publish a new version of any package using your account, which is not authorized to perform such updates. The vulnerability was caused by […]

Fedora Linux 37 intends to end support for 32-bit ARM architecture

The ARMv37 architecture, also known as ARM7 or armhfp, is slated for implementation in Fedora Linux 32. All development efforts for ARM systems are planned to be focused on the ARM64 architecture (Aarch64). The change has not yet been reviewed by the FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee), which is responsible for the technical part of the development of the Fedora distribution. If the change is approved by the latest release […]

A new Russian commercial distribution kit ROSA CHROME 12 is presented

The company STC IT ROSA presented a new Linux distribution ROSA CHROM 12, based on the rosa2021.1 platform, supplied only in paid editions and aimed at use in the corporate sector. The distribution is available in builds for workstations and servers. The workstation edition uses the KDE Plasma 5 shell. Installation iso images are not publicly distributed and are provided only via […]

Rocky Linux 8.5 distribution release, replacing CentOS

The Rocky Linux 8.5 distribution was released, aimed at creating a free build of RHEL capable of taking the place of the classic CentOS, after Red Hat decided to stop supporting the CentOS 8 branch at the end of 2021, and not in 2029, as originally planned. This is the second stable release of the project, recognized as ready for production implementation. Rocky Linux builds […]

Tor Browser 11.0.1 Update Integrates Blockchair Service Support

A new version of the Tor Browser 11.0.1 is available. The browser is focused on providing anonymity, security and privacy, all traffic is redirected only through the Tor network. It is impossible to contact directly through the standard network connection of the current system, which does not allow tracking the user’s real IP (if the browser is hacked, attackers can gain access to system network parameters, so to completely block possible […]

SeaMonkey Integrated Internet Application Suite 2.53.10 Released

The SeaMonkey 2.53.10 set of Internet applications has been released, which combines a web browser, an email client, a news feed aggregation system (RSS / Atom) and a WYSIWYG html page editor Composer within one product. The Chatzilla IRC client, the DOM Inspector web development toolkit, and the Lightning calendar scheduler are offered as preinstalled add-ons. The new release carries over fixes and changes from the current Firefox codebase (SeaMonkey 2.53 is […]

Chrome Release 96

Google has unveiled the release of the Chrome 96 web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which serves as the basis of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser is distinguished by the use of Google logos, the presence of a system for sending notifications in case of a crash, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), a system for automatically installing updates, and transmitting RLZ parameters when searching. The Chrome 96 branch will be supported for 8 weeks as part of the […]

Decentralized storage LF transferred to an open license

LF 1.1.0, a decentralized, replicated key/value data store, is now available. The project is being developed by ZeroTier, which is developing a virtual Ethernet switch that allows you to combine hosts and virtual machines located at different providers in one virtual local network, the participants of which exchange data in P2P mode. The project code is written in C language. The new release is notable for its transition to the free MPL 2.0 license […]

Google introduced the ClusterFuzzLite fuzzing testing system

Google has introduced the ClusterFuzzLite project, which allows organizing fuzzing testing of code for early detection of potential vulnerabilities during the operation of continuous integration systems. Currently, ClusterFuzz can be used to automate fuzz testing of pull requests in GitHub Actions, Google Cloud Build, and Prow, but support for other CI systems is expected in the future. The project is based on the ClusterFuzz platform, created […]

Release of Nuitka 0.6.17, a compiler for the Python language

A release of the Nuitka 0.6.17 project is available, developing a compiler for translating Python scripts into a C++ representation, which can then be compiled into an executable file using libpython for maximum compatibility with CPython (using native CPython tools for manipulating objects). Provided full compatibility with current releases of Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3 - 3.9. Compared with […]

Release of Lakka 3.6, a distribution for creating game consoles

The release of the Lakka 3.6 distribution kit has been published, which allows you to turn computers, set-top boxes or single-board computers into a full-fledged game console for running retro games. The project is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution, originally designed for creating home theaters. Lakka builds are generated for platforms i386, x86_64 (GPU Intel, NVIDIA or AMD), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, […]