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Developers from the KDE project have introduced the release of the note-taking application KleverNotes 1.0, which is built using the Kirigami framework and can be used on both desktops and mobile devices. When writing notes, it is suggested to use Markdown formatting, the results of which are displayed immediately in the preview area. Additionally, a task list (TODO) mode is supported, along with the insertion of basic […]
Debian developer Luca Boccassi has announced the transition of Debian to using tmpfs in /tmp and the cleaning of /tmp and /var/tmp by default on a timer, starting with Debian 13 'Trixie'. In the new systems, files in /tmp will either disappear along with the previous instance of tmpfs in memory after a restart, or will be removed daily by timer if they are older than 10 [...]
The release of the MariaDB 11.4.2 database management system has been published, which is marked as the first stable release of the 11.4 branch. The MariaDB 11.4 branch is classified as a long-term support release and will be maintained for at least 5 years. At the same time, the release of MariaDB 11.5.1, which has a candidate for release status, is available, and the 11.6 branch has been created to develop new functionality. The MariaDB project is developing a fork [...]
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-5171) has been identified in the libaom library, developed by the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), which provides a reference implementation of the AV1 video coding format, leading to integer overflow and out-of-bounds write when processing excessively large values in some parameters. A similar vulnerability (CVE-2024-5197) has been found in the libvpx library, which implements the VP8 and VP9 codecs. The issues have been addressed in updates [...]
Google has announced the acquisition of Cameyo, a firm developing a virtual app delivery service (VAD) that allows applications to run in the cloud, which can be provided by a third-party vendor or run on their own servers. The reason for the acquisition is cited as the intention to integrate Cameyo’s technology into the ChromeOS ecosystem, enabling functionality for applications designed for [...]
The release of the Kali Linux 2024.2 distribution, based on the Debian package base and designed for testing systems for vulnerabilities, conducting audits, analyzing residual information, and assessing the impact of malicious attacks, has been presented. All original developments created within the distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through a public Git repository. Several variants of ISO images, sized at 495 MB [...], have been prepared for download.
The release of media player VLC 3.0.21 has been published, which fixes a potential vulnerability (CVE not assigned) that could lead to writing data to an out-of-bounds memory area when processing improperly formatted data in the MMS (Microsoft Media Server) handler. The vulnerability could theoretically be exploited when attempting to load content from malicious servers using the URL "mms://". Other changes: For systems with GPU […]
The release of the nxs-backup 3.7.0 backup toolkit has been published, allowing users to create backups, rotate them, and store them in local or external storage. In addition to file backups, it supports creating backups for various databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Backups can be stored both locally and in remote storage (S3, FTP, SSH, […]
Google has published the source texts of the GWPSan tool designed to detect errors during the execution of applications compiled for x86-64 and ARM64 architectures. GWPSan is compiled as a shared library that is linked at runtime using LD_PRELOAD and utilizes the available mechanisms in the Linux kernel for program analysis, such as stopping (PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT) and process sampling. The code is written in […]
On June 2, Eric Biggers (an engineer from Google) presented new implementations of AES-XTS for significantly higher performance on Intel/AMD processors using the new instruction sets AES-NI + AVX, VAES + AVX2, VAES + AVX10/256, and VAES + AVX10/512. The AES-NI GCM code replaces the previous version written by Intel and addresses existing identified issues: "This update includes improvements in VAES […]
The developers of the OpenBSD project have released version 0.100 of the Got version control system (Game of Trees), focusing primarily on simplicity of design and use. Got uses a storage format compatible with the disk format of Git repositories for versioned data, allowing operations with the repository using both Got and Git tools. For example, Git can be used to perform tasks, […]
The release of Chrome OS 125 has been announced, based on the Linux kernel, featuring the upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and Chrome browser 125. The user environment of Chrome OS is confined to the web browser, with web applications replacing standard software. Nevertheless, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The output to screen is performed […]