The Tetris-OS operating system is introduced, the functionality of which is limited to playing Tetris. The project code is published under the MIT license and can be used as a prototype to develop self-contained applications that can be loaded on hardware without additional layers. The project includes a bootloader, a sound driver compatible with Sound Blaster 16 (can be used in QEMU), a set of tracks for […]
A release of a specialized distribution kit, Tails 4.18 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network, has been created. Anonymous access to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections other than traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter by default. To store user data in the user data saving mode between launches, […]
Oracle has published a corrective release of the VirtualBox 6.1.20 virtualization system, which contains 22 fixes. The list of changes does not explicitly indicate the elimination of 20 vulnerabilities, which Oracle reported separately, but without detailing the information. What is known is that the three most dangerous problems have a severity level of 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 (probably allowing access to the host system from a virtual […]
Oracle has published a scheduled release of updates to its products (Critical Patch Update), aimed at eliminating critical problems and vulnerabilities. The April update fixed a total of 390 vulnerabilities. Some problems: 2 security problems in Java SE. All vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely without authentication. The problems have danger levels 5.9 and 5.3, are present in libraries and […]
After a year of development, a new stable branch of the high-performance HTTP server and multi-protocol proxy server nginx 1.20.0 has been introduced, which incorporates the changes accumulated in the main branch 1.19.x. In the future, all changes in the stable branch 1.20 will be related to the elimination of serious errors and vulnerabilities. Soon the main branch of nginx 1.21 will be formed, in which the development of new […]
Launched in Chrome 89, the experimental implementation of FLoC technology, developed by Google to replace Cookies that track movements, encountered resistance from the community. After implementing FLoC, Google plans to completely stop supporting third-party cookies in Chrome/Chromium that are set when accessing sites other than the domain of the current page. Currently, random testing of FLoC is already underway on a small […]
Mozilla, without mentioning it in a release note or informing users, has removed the “View Page Info” option from the Firefox 88 context menu, which is a convenient way to view page options and get links to images and resources used on the page. The hotkey “CTRL+I” to call the “View Page Info” dialog still works. You can also access the dialogue via [...]
The Firefox 88 web browser was released. In addition, an update to the long-term support branch 78.10.0 was created. The Firefox 89 branch will soon be transferred to the beta testing stage, the release of which is scheduled for June 1. Key New Features: The PDF Viewer now supports PDF-integrated input forms that use JavaScript to provide an interactive user experience. Introduced […]
Mozilla has decided not to renew its contract with marketing company Leanplum, which included sending telemetry to mobile versions of Firefox for Android and iOS. By default, telemetry sending to Leanplum was enabled for approximately 10% of US users. Information about sending telemetry was displayed in the settings and could be disabled (in the “Data collection” menu […]
The release of the EndeavorOS project 2021.04.17 has been published, replacing the Antergos distribution, the development of which was stopped in May 2019 due to the lack of free time among the remaining maintainers to maintain the project at the proper level. The distribution offers a simple installer for installing a basic Arch Linux environment with the default Xfce desktop and the ability to install one of 9 […]
The release of OpenSSH 8.6 has been published, an open implementation of a client and server for working using the SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols. The new version eliminates a vulnerability in the implementation of the LogVerbose directive, which appeared in the previous release and allows you to increase the level of debugging information dumped into the log, including the ability to filter by templates, functions and files associated with code executed […]
The results of the annual election of the leader of the Debian project have been summed up. 455 developers took part in the voting, which is 44% of all participants with voting rights (last year the turnout was 33%, the year before 37%). This year's election featured two candidates for leadership. Jonathan Carter won and was re-elected to a second term. […]
