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Release of the cryptographic library Libgcrypt 1.11.0

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The GNU project has released version 1.11.0 of the Libgcrypt library, implementing components underlying encryption mechanisms used in GnuPG. The library provides functions for various cryptographic algorithms to be used in third-party applications, including symmetric ciphers (AES, Arcfour, Blowfish, Camellia, CAST5, ChaCha20, DES, GOST28147, Salsa20, SEED, Serpent, Twofish), hashing algorithms (MD5, RIPE-MD160, SHA-*, SHAKE256, TIGER-192, Whirlpool), and authenticated encryption algorithms (HMAC-*, […]

Systemd users encountered an issue that led to the deletion of home directories.

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A corrective release of the system manager systemd 256.1 has been published, which fixes an issue that led to the deletion of the contents of the /home directory when executing the command ‘systemd-tmpfiles —purge’, introduced in systemd 256 for removing all files and directories created via settings in tmpfiles.d. The release notes for systemd 256 and the man page for systemd-tmpfiles stated that the ‘—purge’ option deletes all files […]

Update of Bliss OS, builds of Android for PCs and laptops

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The June update for the Bliss OS project, which continues the development of Android-x86, a port of the Android platform for x86 architecture (most developers from Android-x86 have joined the Bliss OS project). Bliss OS provides ready-made builds with a user environment based on Android, optimized for use on PCs, tablets, and laptops. Bliss OS can also be used to replace Chrome OS on Chromebooks. Project developments […]

Release of EasyOS 6.0, a unique distribution from the creator of Puppy Linux

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Barry Kauler, the founder of the Puppy Linux project, has released EasyOS 6.0, which combines Puppy Linux technologies with container isolation for running system components. Management of the distribution is facilitated through a set of graphical configurators developed by the project. The size of the boot image is 905 MB. Features of the distribution include: Each application, as well as the desktop itself, can run in separate containers for isolation […]

Release of PoCL 6.0 with an independent implementation of the OpenCL standard

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The release of PoCL 6.0 (Portable Computing Language OpenCL) has been published, advancing the implementation of the OpenCL standard, independent of graphics accelerator manufacturers, and allowing the use of various backends to execute OpenCL kernels on different types of graphics and central processors. The project code is distributed under the MIT license. It supports operation on X86_64, MIPS32, ARM v7, AMD HSA APU, NVIDIA GPU platforms, and various specialized […]

The book 'PostgreSQL 16 Internals' has been published as open access.

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Postgres Professional has made the book "Inside PostgreSQL 16" (PDF, 665 pages) freely available. The book provides a detailed examination of the PostgreSQL database management system architecture. It will be useful for administrators and developers who want to understand the inner workings of PostgreSQL, as well as those who are experienced with other database systems but are transitioning to PostgreSQL and want to grasp the differences. The author of the book is […]

Vulnerabilities in ASUS routers allowing remote access

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Eight vulnerabilities have been identified in various models of ASUS wireless routers, two of which have been assigned a critical level of severity (9.8 out of 10). Detailed information about the exploitation of these issues has not yet been provided, but it is known that the first critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-3080) allows remote access to the device without authentication. The second critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-3912) enables an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary firmware, which can be used for […]

Release of Tails 6.4 Distribution

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The release of the specialized distribution Tails 6.4 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on Debian 12, has been formed, supplied with the GNOME 43 desktop, and designed for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is ensured by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data storage in […]

Release of Pale Moon Browser 33.2.0

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The release of the web browser Pale Moon 33.2.0 has been published, a fork from the Firefox codebase designed to provide higher performance, maintain a classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and offer additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to a classic interface organization, without transitioning to […]

TikTag — an attack on the speculative execution mechanism in ARM CPUs that allows bypassing MemTag protection.

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A group of researchers from Seoul University and Samsung has developed an attack technique for ARM processors, code-named TikTag, which can be used to bypass the MemTag (MTE, Memory Tagging Extension) hardware protection mechanism present in ARMv8.5-A architecture chips. This attack allows for the determination of TikTag tag contents for arbitrary memory addresses due to data leaks resulting from speculative […]

SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 distribution is now available

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After a year of development, SUSE has released SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6. Based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform, products such as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing, and SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension have been formed. The distribution can be downloaded and used for free, but access to updates is […]

postmarketOS 24.06 has been released, a Linux distribution for smartphones and mobile devices.

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After 6 months of development, the release of postmarketOS 24.06 has been announced, evolving a Linux distribution for smartphones based on the Alpine Linux package base, the standard C library Musl, and the BusyBox utility set. The project's goal is to provide a Linux distribution for smartphones that is independent of the support lifecycle of official firmware and not tied to standard solutions from major players in the industry that set the development direction. Builds […]

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