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The release of the D8VK 1.0 project, which offers an implementation of the Direct3D 8 graphics API that works through the translation of calls to the Vulkan API, allowing 3D applications and games developed for Windows that rely on the Direct3D 8 API to run on Linux using Wine or Proton, has been unveiled. The project's code is written in C++ and is distributed under the Zlib license. The basis for […]
The release of the lightweight HTTP server lighttpd 1.4.70 has occurred, aiming to combine high performance, security, standards compliance, and configurability. Lighttpd is suitable for use on high-load systems and focuses on low memory and CPU resource consumption. The project's code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. Key changes include: Enhanced startup speed for CGI scripts in mod_cgi. Experimental support for building for […]
The developers of the Thunderbird email client have published the financial report for the year 2022. Over the year, the project received donations amounting to $6.4 million (in 2019, $1.5 million was raised, in 2020 — $2.3 million, and in 2021 — $2.8 million), enabling it to develop successfully on its own. The project's expenses totaled $3.569 million (in 2020 — $1.5 million, in […]
The release of web browser Firefox 113 has occurred, and an update for the long-term support branch—102.11.0—has been created. The Firefox 114 branch has entered beta testing, with its release scheduled for June 6. Key features in Firefox 113 include the display of the entered search query in the address bar instead of showing the URL of the search engine (i.e., the keys are shown in the address bar not only in […]
Vulnerabilities have been identified in the Linux kernel subsystems Netfilter and io_uring that allow a local user to escalate privileges in the system: A vulnerability (CVE-2023-32233) in the Netfilter subsystem, caused by accessing memory after it has been freed (use-after-free) in the nf_tables module, which supports the nftables packet filtering. The vulnerability can be exploited by sending specially crafted requests to update the nftables configuration. For the attack to take place […]
Lennart Poettering discussed preparations to add a soft reboot mode to the system manager systemd ('systemctl soft-reboot'), which restarts only user space components without affecting the Linux kernel. It is expected that, compared to a regular reboot, the soft reboot will reduce downtime during updates of environments using ready-made system images. The new mode will allow all processes to terminate […]
Chris Lattner, founder and chief architect of LLVM, as well as the creator of the Swift programming language, along with Tim Davis, former head of AI projects at Google such as Tensorflow and JAX, have introduced a new programming language, Mojo, which combines ease of use for research developments and rapid prototyping with the capability for producing high-performance end products. This is achieved through the use of […]
Corrective updates for the collaborative development platform GitLab 15.11.2, 15.10.6, and 15.9.7 have been released, fixing a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-2478) that allows any authenticated user to attach their own runner (task execution application for building project code in continuous integration) to any project on the same server through manipulation of the GraphQL API. Details of exploitation are not yet […]
The release of the memory testing program Memtest86+ 6.20 is now available. The program is not tied to any operating systems and can be run directly from BIOS/UEFI firmware or from the bootloader to conduct a complete memory check. If issues are detected, the built-in Memtest86+ faulty memory block map can be used in the Linux kernel to exclude problematic areas using the memmap option. […]
The project developing the open microkernel seL4 has received the ACM Software System Award, an award granted annually by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the most prestigious international organization in the field of computer systems. The award is given for achievements in the mathematical proof of operational reliability, which demonstrates full compliance with formally specified requirements and acknowledges readiness for use in critical applications. The seL4 project […]
The portable edition release of the OpenBGPD routing package 8.0 has been presented, developed by the OpenBSD project developers and adapted for use in FreeBSD and Linux (support for Alpine, Debian, Fedora, RHEL/CentOS, and Ubuntu is claimed). To ensure portability, parts of the code from the OpenNTPD, OpenSSH, and LibreSSL projects were used. The project supports most of the BGP 4 specifications and complies with RFC8212 requirements, but does not attempt to cover everything […]
The release of the AlaSQL 4.0 DBMS is available, intended for use in web applications in browsers, in mobile applications based on web technologies, or in server-side handlers based on the Node.js platform. The DBMS is presented as a JavaScript library and allows the use of SQL language. It supports data storage in traditional relational tables or in nested JSON structures that do not require strict schema definition. For […]