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The corrective releases of the Redis database management system 7.0.15 and 7.2.4 have addressed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-41056) that could potentially lead to remote code execution due to writing data beyond the allocated buffer. The issue manifests starting from Redis version 7.0.9 and is caused by incorrect buffer parameter calculations in the sdsResize function during a resize request. Source: opennet.ru
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the project, the developers of the OpenWrt distribution have put forward an initiative to create a community-developed wireless router, OpenWrt One (AP-24.X). The foundation of OpenWrt One is proposed to use hardware similar to that of Banana Pi boards (BPi-R4), which come with open firmware (except for the wireless chip firmware), are supplied with U-Boot, and are supported in the Linux kernel. Schematics for assembling the device will be […]
On January 8, the latest release of the Solus Linux 4.5 distribution took place. Solus is an independent Linux distribution designed for modern PCs, utilizing Budgie as its desktop environment and eopkg for package management. New features: Installer. This release includes a new version of the Calamares installer. It simplifies installation using file systems like Btrfs, allowing for custom partition layouts, which is […]
The first alpha version of the open engine Medal of Honor — OpenMoHAA was released in 2024. The project's goal is to create a cross-platform open-source engine fully compatible with the original Medal of Honor. Game module: engine crashes have been fixed; callvote with invalid strings has been corrected; incorrect weapon assignment (bad weapon attachments) has been addressed; grenade crashes have been fixed; mines are now fully operational; […]
The developers of Arch Linux announced the adoption of the dbus-broker project as the default implementation of the D-Bus bus. It is claimed that using dbus-broker instead of the classic background process dbus-daemon will enhance reliability, increase performance, and improve integration with systemd. The option to use the old background process dbus-daemon remains — the Pacman package manager will provide a choice for installing dbus-broker-units […]
A corrective release of Firefox 121.0.1 is available, offering the following fixes: Fixed a hang that occurred when loading certain websites with multi-column layouts, such as doordash.com. Resolved the issue with the disappearance of border-radius corners set via CSS for videos playing over another video. Fixed a problem with Firefox's incorrect shutdown, leading to the inability to use FIDO2 USB keys in applications afterwards […]
A new version of the free Minder editor for creating mind maps has been released. Editor features: You can create more than one root node in a map. There is convenient keyboard control. The appearance of maps and individual nodes can be customized. A built-in sticker set for nodes is available. Markdown support is included in the text of nodes. Titles can be added to connections (as well as to nodes) […]
In the implementation of the Kyber encryption algorithm, which won the competition for post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, a vulnerability has been identified that allows for attacks through side channels to reconstruct secret keys based on timing measurements during the decryption of ciphertext provided by the attacker. The issue affects both the reference implementation of the CRYSTALS-Kyber KEM key encapsulation mechanism and many third-party encryption libraries […]
The Wi-Fi Alliance has officially begun certifying devices that support Wi-Fi 7, the next generation of wireless network standards. Having this certification means that devices can fully and according to protocol specifications interact with each other. Official support for Wi-Fi 7 will appear on smartphones, laptops, routers, and other equipment in 2024, offering a significant speed increase compared to Wi-Fi […]
Vivaldi Technologies has announced the release of the new version of the Vivaldi 6.5 browser for Android. This release expands synchronization features — notably, the entire browsing history is now synchronized, allowing users to continue surfing the web on any device with the Vivaldi browser installed. Previously, only the history of entered addresses was synchronized. The new version of the browser also implements […]
The release of Chrome OS 120, based on the Linux kernel, upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and the Chrome 120 web browser, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used; however, Chrome OS includes a fully multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The source code is distributed under […]
The release of the Solus 4.5 Linux distribution has been published, which is not based on packages from other distributions and develops its own installer, package manager, and configurator. Previously, the Budgie desktop was part of the distribution, but it has now been separated into an independent project. The next branch, Solus 5, will be developed using technologies from the SerpentOS distribution. The project’s code contributions are distributed under the GPLv2 license, and development uses […]