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An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 10.8 has been published. Since the release of 10.7, 18 bug reports have been closed and 231 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: Work on a new backend for the PDB (Program database) format in the DbgHelp library has continued. Performance has been improved by moving user parameters into shared memory. Support for TIFF image formats has been enhanced. […]
The Live distribution grml 2025.05 has been released, offering a collection of tools for tasks encountered in system administrator practices, such as data recovery and incident analysis. This distribution is based on the Debian GNU/Linux package base and celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year. The graphical environment is built using the Fluxbox window manager. The default shell is Zsh. The full size […]
Google has announced the inclusion of additional features in the upcoming release of Android 16 aimed at enhancing device security. A new "Advanced Protection" mode will appear in the platform settings, enabling a set of optional protective mechanisms that strengthen security when there are risks of device compromise or targeted attacks on the user. This mode includes both previously available options and new features such as […]
On the day of the tenth anniversary of the release of the Rust programming language 1.0 (the Rust project was founded in 2006, version 0.1 was released in 2012, and the first stable version was presented in 2015), Rust 1.87 has been released. The language focuses on safe memory handling and provides tools for achieving high parallelism in task execution, while […]
The release of Whonix 17.3 is now available, aimed at providing guaranteed anonymity, security, and privacy protection. This distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and utilizes Tor for anonymity. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Virtual machine images in ova format for VirtualBox (2.3 GB with Xfce and 1.5 GB console) have been prepared for download, which can be converted […]
The developers of the Tor project have introduced the Oniux utility, designed to force traffic from individual applications through the Tor network. Oniux serves a similar purpose to the previously available torsocks program but differs by using Linux kernel-provided network namespaces for isolation instead of replacing standard library functions via the LD_PRELOAD mechanism. The utility's code is written in Rust and is distributed under licenses […]
Developers at Mozilla have transitioned the main repository of Firefox's source code from Mercurial to Git. The official Git repository for Firefox is hosted on GitHub. Changes cannot currently be submitted through pull requests; Phabricator must be used. Several individual Mercurial repositories have been merged into a single Git space and are accessible via Git branches: the mozilla-central repository has now become the main branch in the Firefox Git repository, while mozilla-beta […]
The release of the Nobara 42 distribution, based on the Fedora Linux 42 package base, has been published. It includes additional fixes to address issues related to running computer games, streaming, and content creation tasks. Nine installation images have been prepared for download: the official one with a styled KDE, along with additional images featuring clean GNOME and KDE environments, Steam-HTPC for Steam Deck based on […]
An update for the Linux distribution "ALT Workstation K 11.0" is available, featuring a KDE desktop environment aimed at office and home use. The build is prepared for the x86_64 architecture and is based on the ALT 11 platform. An installation ISO image (8 GB) and a separate Live build (5 GB) have been created for download. The downloaded version can only be used freely by individuals, in accordance with the […]
Oracle has introduced Solaris 11.4.81 CBE (Common Build Environment), a variant of the Solaris 11.4 operating system designed for open-source software developers and personal use. CBE simplifies access to current software versions and updates for those wishing to use Solaris for free. This is the second release in the CBE series — the first was published in 2022. Unlike […]
A group of researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has discovered several new vulnerabilities of the Spectre-v2 class, published under the codename Training Solo, which allow bypassing memory isolation mechanisms. In the context of virtualization systems, these vulnerabilities enable determining the memory content of the host environment from guest systems, and in the context of servers — to ascertain the kernel memory content while executing an exploit in user space. Examples of exploits […]
In the GNU screen console window manager (terminal multiplexer) providing a multi-window interface in the console, 5 vulnerabilities have been identified. The most critical issue (CVE-2025-23395) allows obtaining root privileges in the system. The fix is included in today's release of screen 5.0.1. The CVE-2025-23395 vulnerability occurs only in the screen 5.0.0 branch, which is provided in Fedora Linux, Arch Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Alpine. In Debian, […]