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Oracle has released a patch version of the VirtualBox virtualization system 7.1.12, which includes 11 changes and fixes 7 vulnerabilities. The three most serious issues have a danger level of 8.2 out of 10: CVE-2025-53024 — integer overflow in the implementation of the VMSVGA virtual device, leading to data being written beyond the allocated buffer when processing user-supplied data. This vulnerability allows a privileged user […]
PHP developers plan to transition the PHP interpreter and Zend Engine from the PHP License and Zend Engine License to a 3-clause BSD license (BSD-3). Moving to the BSD-3 license will simplify licensing terms, unify licenses for PHP and Zend Engine, ensure compatibility with GPL, and address long-standing issues while preserving all rights for users and developers. […]
As part of the OpenCut project, an attempt has been made to develop a simple video editor, positioned as an open alternative to the CapCut application from the Chinese company ByteDance, which develops the TikTok service. The project's code is written in TypeScript using the Bun platform and is distributed under the MIT license. It supports builds in the form of desktop applications, mobile applications, and a web version. Among the advantages of the new project is a focus on privacy […]
The release of the Parrot 6.4 distribution has been announced, based on the Debian 12 package base and including a collection of tools for testing system security, conducting forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Live builds with the MATE environment, images for virtual machines, Docker container images, and builds for Raspberry Pi boards are available for download. The builds are divided into options for everyday use and […]
Sameer Samat, Google's Vice President for Android ecosystem development, mentioned in an interview with Techradar the plans to unify Chrome OS and Android into a single platform. During the conversation, Sameer noticed the journalist's MacBook and Apple Watch, and inquired about the applications he uses on his laptop and how he manages his devices, explaining that he […]
Researchers from the University of Toronto have presented the first Rowhammer-class attack used to distort graphics memory content. The ability to execute an attack that results in the substitution of up to 8 bits of data has been demonstrated on the discrete NVIDIA A6000 GPU with GDDR6 memory. A practical example shows how such distortion can be used to interfere with the execution of machine learning models and substantially (from 80% to […]
The lsfg-vk project has prepared an unofficial port of the Lossless Scalings Frame Generation (LSFG) utility for the Linux platform, utilizing DXVK and the Vulkan graphics API. The project code is written in C++ and released under the MIT license. This development was carried out by an independent enthusiast who recreated the functionality of the proprietary LSFG through reverse engineering of Windows libraries. The application allows scaling the output of gaming applications designed to run in a separate window, […]
The release of the NethServer 8.5 project has been announced, which develops a platform for deploying the infrastructure for running server applications in isolated containers using a cluster of local or cloud servers. NethServer is positioned as a simple container orchestration platform for system administrators of small offices and medium-sized enterprises that do not want to deal with complicated tools like Kubernetes. Up until the 8.x branch, the project developed its own distribution […]
During the discussion of the potential addition of XLibre support in NixOS, maintainers found the proposals for providing alternative packages with the X server impractical. The reasons mentioned include possible changes to the XLibre ABI, increased workload on NixOS maintainers who would be required to test two server options, as well as difficulties in interacting with those responsible for XLibre, whose political views become apparent […]
The release of the labwc project 0.9.0 (Lab Wayland Compositor) has been announced. This project develops a compositing server for Wayland with features reminiscent of the Openbox window manager, positioning itself as an alternative to Openbox for Wayland. Notable features of labwc include minimalism, compact implementation, extensive customization options, and high performance. Animated effects, gradients, and icons, except for window buttons, are not fundamentally supported. Code […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 10.11 has been published. Since the release of 10.11, 17 bug reports have been closed, and 210 changes have been made. The most significant updates include: an option added to the X11 driver (winex11) for rendering with the new OpenGL backend using EGL. Support for Bluetooth Low Energy services has been introduced. Updates to the Interface Description Language WIDL […]
The release of the Alt Virtualization 11.0 distribution has occurred, built on the 11th ALT platform (p11). This distribution is intended for use on servers and for implementing virtualization functions in corporate infrastructure. Builds have been prepared for x86_64 and AArch64 platforms. The product is provided under a License Agreement that allows free use by individuals, but legal entities are permitted only for testing, while usage […]