Mozilla developers have released new versions of the Firefox 74.0.1 and Firefox ESR 68.6.1 web browsers. Users are advised to update their browsers as the new versions fix two zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by hackers. These vulnerabilities, CVE-2020-6819 and CVE-2020-6820, relate to how Firefox manages its memory space. They are known as use-after-free vulnerabilities […]
The topic of harvesting electricity from "the air"—from electromagnetic noise, vibrations, light, humidity, and much more—interests both civilian researchers and their counterparts in uniforms. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have contributed to this subject. They managed to extract electricity with a power output of several milliwatts from the magnetic fields of nearby electrical wiring, which is enough, for instance, […]
The beta release of Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal Fossa" has been announced, marking the complete freeze of the package base and the transition to final testing and bug fixing. This release, categorized as a long-term support (LTS) release, has updates planned over a 5-year period, with the final release scheduled for April 23. Ready test images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu […]
Google has announced the cancellation of the change regarding the implementation of stricter restrictions on the transmission of cookies between non-HTTPS sites. Starting in February, this change was gradually made known to Chrome 80 users. It is noted that although most sites had adapted to the specified limitation, due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, Google decided to postpone […]
Correction updates for Firefox 74.0.1 and 68.6.1 have been released, fixing two critical vulnerabilities that could lead to an attacker's code execution when processing specifically formatted content. It is warned that instances of these vulnerabilities being exploited for attacks have already been identified in the wild. These issues were caused by accessing already freed memory areas (use-after-free) when handling ReadableStream (CVE-2020-6820) and during execution […]
Hello, Habr! We are excited to announce the upcoming release of the book “Linux Observability with BPF.” As the BPF virtual machine continues to evolve and is actively used in practice, we have translated an article for you that describes its main capabilities and current state. In recent years, tools for programming and techniques designed to overcome the limitations of the Linux kernel have gained popularity.
werf is our open-source GitOps CLI utility for building and delivering applications in Kubernetes. The v1.1 release introduced a new feature in the image builder: content-based tagging. Until now, the typical tagging scheme in werf involved tagging Docker images by Git tag, Git branch, or Git commit. However, all these schemes have their drawbacks.
werf is our open-source GitOps CLI utility for building and delivering applications in Kubernetes. As promised, the release of version v1.0 marked the beginning of introducing new features to werf and revising familiar approaches. We are now excited to present the v1.1 release, which is a significant step forward in the development and a foundation for the future of the werf builder. The version is available at this time.
Oracle has introduced the first stable release of Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6 (UEK R6), an extended version of the Linux kernel aimed at being used in the Oracle Linux distribution as an alternative to the standard package featuring the kernel from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The kernel is available only for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. The source code of the kernel, including a breakdown into separate patches, has been published publicly […]
The release of the XCP-NG 8.1 project has been published, developing a free and open-source alternative to the proprietary Citrix Hypervisor platform (formerly known as XenServer) for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure. XCP-NG recreates the functionality that Citrix removed from the free version of Citrix Hypervisor/Xen Server starting from version 7.3. It supports upgrading from Citrix Hypervisor to XCP-ng, ensuring full compatibility with Xen Orchestra and the ability to […]
After 8 months of development, the LineageOS 17.1 branch (a distribution based on Android 10) becomes the main one. This means that starting from April 1, 2020, 17.1 builds will be created daily, while version 16.0 will shift to a weekly schedule. Version 17.0, based on the August release of Android 10, has been updated to version 17.1 following the emergence of the Android 10 codebase for Google […]
At the end of March, a new version of the InterSystems IRIS data platform, 2020.1, was released. Even the coronavirus pandemic didn't prevent this launch. Key features of the new release include improved core performance, generation of REST applications according to OpenAPI 2.0 specifications, sharding for objects, a new type of Management Portal, MQTT support, a universal query cache, and a new framework for creating product elements in Java or .NET. Full […]
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