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A problem has emerged in Linux kernel 6.3 that leads to corruption of XFS filesystem metadata.

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An error has been identified in the Linux kernel 6.3 release published at the end of April, which leads to corruption of XFS file system metadata. The issue remains unresolved and manifests itself in the latest update 6.3.4 (corruption has been recorded in releases 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, and 6.3.4, but the appearance of the problem remains questionable in release 6.3.0). In earlier kernel branches, such as […]

Snagboot is now available, a toolkit for restoring embedded devices.

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Bootlin has released the first version of the Snagboot toolkit, designed to restore the operation and reflash embedded devices that have stopped booting, for example, due to firmware corruption. The Snagboot code is written in Python and is open-source under the GPLv2 license. Most embedded platforms provide USB or UART interfaces for recovery and transferring boot images in the event of firmware corruption, but the data […]

Red Hat has released Podman Desktop 1.0, a graphical interface for managing containers.

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Red Hat has released the first significant version of the Podman Desktop application, featuring a graphical interface for creating, running, and managing containers, competing with products like Rancher Desktop and Docker Desktop. Podman Desktop allows developers without system administration skills to create, run, test, and publish microservices and applications developed for container systems directly from their workstations […]

The Thunderbird email client has unveiled a new logo.

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The Thunderbird project developers have introduced a new logo designed by Jon Hicks, who previously created the logos for Firefox and Mozilla. The new logo is crafted in a consistent style with the Firefox logo, emphasizing the connection to Mozilla projects. The new logo is planned to be included in the upcoming Thunderbird 115 release, scheduled for July 4. In addition to the logo, Thunderbird 115 will feature significant redesigns […]

Vulnerabilities in the ksmbd module of the Linux kernel allow remote code execution.

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The ksmbd module, which offers a kernel-integrated implementation of a file server based on the SMB protocol, has been found to have 14 vulnerabilities, four of which allow remote code execution with kernel privileges. The attack can be carried out without authentication, as long as the ksmbd module is activated on the system. These issues have been present since kernel 5.15, which included […]

A vulnerability in MikroTik routers leads to code execution when processing IPv6 RA.

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In the RouterOS operating system used in MikroTik routers, a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-32154) has been identified, allowing an unauthenticated user to execute code remotely on the device by sending a specially crafted IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA). The issue is caused by insufficient validation of incoming data during the processing of IPv6 RA requests, which enabled writing data beyond […]

Google has published the results of the audit of packages used in the Rust programming language

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Google has published the results of an audit on 389 crate packages used in the ChromiumOS and Fuchsia projects, which support development in Rust. A file for dependency checking using the cargo vet command has been provided for use in their projects, ensuring compliance with security, correctness, and testing requirements. Applying "cargo vet" guarantees that only verified packages are used in the project […]

PayPal has opened the code for the JunoDB database management system.

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PayPal has opened the source code of the fault-tolerant database management system JunoDB, which manipulates data in key-value format. The system was originally designed with a focus on high security, horizontal scalability, fault tolerance, and the ability to handle hundreds of thousands of concurrent connections with predictable latencies. At PayPal, nearly all services, from user login to financial transaction processing, are tied to JunoDB. The project's code is written in Go […]

Due to malicious activity, PyPI has suspended the registration of new users and projects.

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The Python package repository PyPI (Python Package Index) has temporarily halted new user and project registrations. The reason stated is a surge in activity from malicious actors who have started publishing packages with harmful code. It is noted that, given the absence of several administrators on vacation, last week the volume of registered malicious projects exceeded the remaining PyPI team's capacity for prompt response. Developers plan to restructure over the weekend […]

The AlmaLinux 8.8 distribution is now available, continuing the development of CentOS 8.

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The release of AlmaLinux 8.8 has been formed, synchronized with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 distribution and containing all proposed changes in this release. Builds are prepared for x86_64, ARM64, s390x, and ppc64le architectures in the form of bootable (900 MB), minimal (1.9 GB), and full images (12 GB). Live builds with GNOME, KDE, Xfce, and MATE are planned to be formed later, as well as […]

Release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 distribution

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Following the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2, an update for the previous branch Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 has been published, which is maintained alongside the RHEL 9.x branch and will be supported at least until 2029. Installation builds are prepared for x86_64, s390x (IBM System z), ppc64le, and Aarch64 architectures, but are available for download only to registered Red Hat Customer […]

Release of SQLite 3.42 and DuckDB 0.8.0. CG/SQL with stored procedure implementation for SQLite

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SQLite 3.42 has been released, a lightweight DBMS designed as a plug-in library. SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used freely and without restrictions for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a specially created consortium, which includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: For full-text indexes FTS5 […]

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