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Cong Wang, managing the traffic control (TC) subsystem in the Linux kernel and developing the Multikernel project, has introduced a new file system DAXFS in the list of Linux kernel developers. DAXFS uses RAM for data storage, operates in read-only mode, and resembles the functionality of the trimmed-down file systems ramfs and tmpfs. The kernel module implementing […]
Windows 11 users attempting to remove the problematic update KB5074109 have encountered a new issue: the removal process ends with error 0x800f0905. Windows Central has published step-by-step instructions on how to resolve the issue and restore the ability to roll back the update. Best games of 2025: readers' and editors' choice. It should be noted that the January 2026 security update (KB5074109) for Windows 11 caused […]
DAXFS is a simple read-only file system that interacts directly with shared physical memory via the DAX (Direct Access) subsystem. It completely bypasses the traditional block I/O stack, with file reading conducted through direct loading into memory without page caching or copying. Features include: files are read as direct loads from memory, without duplication in the cache; support for […]
WhatsApp developers continue to enhance the platform by adding popular features. This time, they have implemented a functionality that allows sharing message histories in group chats with new participants. Currently, this feature is available to a limited number of beta users of WhatsApp. According to the announcement, group members can decide whether to share the message history with newly […]
The OSS-Fuzz infrastructure for continuous fuzz testing has added the capability to test projects written in the Lua programming language, in addition to previously supported languages such as C/C++, Go, Swift, Rust, Python, JavaScript, and Java. The integration is achieved through the luzer project, which develops specialized tools for fuzz testing Lua code and Lua extensions written in C/C++. The project utilizes the libFuzzer library and […]
Enthusiast Jiacheng Liu made an unusual modification to a graphics card by installing the main components of the professional Nvidia Titan RTX onto a consumer GeForce RTX 2080 Ti β it now features an unlocked processor and a full memory set. While standard RTX 2080 Ti cards had a GPU with 4,352 CUDA cores, the modified version received a 4,608-core TU102-400-A1 chip, and the maximum power jumped from 300 […]
On the morning of January 24, Russians began reporting widespread issues with services that allowed them to bypass mobile internet restrictions. According to the resource "KΠΎΠ΄ ΠΡΡΠΎΠ²Π°", a number of VPN services suddenly lost access to many servers used to bypass mobile internet restrictions in Russian regions. Data from "ΠΠΎΠ΄ ΠΡΡΠΎΠ²Π°" indicates that several VPN services successfully circumvented the restrictions of the "white lists" […]
After six months of development, the release of the GNU C Library 2.43 (glibc) has been published, which fully complies with the ISO C23 and POSIX.1-2024 standards. A total of 69 developers contributed to the creation of this new release. Notable improvements in glibc 2.43 include: An experimental feature for Clang compiler support, currently available only for aarch64-linux-gnu and x86_64-linux-gnu platforms using […]
The Node.js project is changing its bug bounty program after developers faced a flood of reports generated by artificial intelligence that are difficult to assess. Now, submitting vulnerability reports to the Node.js project on HackerOne requires a Signal score of 1.0 or higher. The Node.js security team has experienced a significant increase in low-quality reports. This trend has been ongoing for […]
The next stable release of the Rust compiler and language standard has been published. The update of the musl standard library to version 1.2.5 ensures that various target platforms *-linux-musl come with musl 1.2.5. This mainly affects static musl builds for x86_64, aarch64, and powerpc64le, which previously used version 1.2.3. This update includes several fixes and improvements, along with one 'breaking' change, […]
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Matheus Alves, a security researcher specializing in malware, published an update on the Singularity project, which develops an open rootkit for the Linux kernel, released under the MIT license. The goal of the project is to demonstrate methods that allow hiding one's presence after gaining root access and maintaining the ability to execute privileged operations covertly. It is believed that Singularity could be useful for security researchers for testing and development […]