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Ten years after the launch of the 10.x branch, the release of MariaDB 11.0.0 has been presented, featuring several significant improvements and changes that break compatibility. The branch is currently at an alpha release quality and will be ready for production use after stabilization. The next major release of MariaDB 12, which will include breaking changes, is expected no earlier than in 10 years ([…]
The release of ShellCheck 0.9 has been published, enhancing the static analysis system for shell scripts, supporting error detection in scripts considering the specifics of bash, sh, ksh, and dash. The project's code is written in Haskell and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Components are provided for integration with Vim, Emacs, VSCode, Sublime, Atom, and various integrated environments that support GCC-compatible error output. Support is provided […]
The AV Linux MX 21.2 distribution is available, containing a selection of applications for creating/editing multimedia content. The distribution is built from source texts using the tooling applied for packaging MX Linux, along with additional custom-built packages (Polyphone, Shuriken, Simple Screen Recorder, etc.). AV Linux can function in Live mode and is available for the x86_64 architecture (3.9 GB). The user environment is based on […]
After 11 months of development, the release of the Sway 1.8 compositor has been published, built using the Wayland protocol and fully compatible with the i3 tiling window manager and i3bar panel. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the MIT license. The project aims for use on Linux and FreeBSD. Compatibility with i3 is provided at the command level, configuration files, and […]
After a year and a half of development, the fourth beta of the Haiku R1 operating system has been released. Initially, the project was created in response to the closure of BeOS and developed under the name OpenBeOS, but was renamed in 2004 due to trademark claims related to the BeOS name. To evaluate the new release, several Live images (x86, x86-64) have been prepared […]
The release of the Manjaro Linux 21.3 distribution, based on Arch Linux and aimed at beginner users, has taken place. The distribution is notable for its simplified and user-friendly installation process, support for automatic hardware detection, and installation of necessary drivers. Manjaro is available in live builds with graphical environments KDE (3.5 GB), GNOME (3.3 GB), and Xfce (3.2 GB).
Intel has released an initial version of the new Linux kernel driver — Xe, designed for use with integrated GPUs and discrete graphics cards based on the Intel Xe architecture, which has been used in integrated graphics starting with Tiger Lake processors and in standalone graphics cards from the Arc family. The goal of the driver development is to provide a foundation for supporting new chips, […]
Developers of the LastPass password manager, used by over 33 million people and more than 100,000 companies, have notified users about an incident in which attackers gained access to backup storage containing data from the service's users. The data included information such as usernames, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and IP addresses from which users accessed the service, as well as saved […]
The release of the nftables packet filter version 1.0.6 has been announced, which unifies packet filtering interfaces for IPv4, IPv6, ARP, and network bridges (aimed at replacing iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables). The nftables package includes user-space components of the packet filter, while the kernel-level processing is handled by the nf_tables subsystem, which has been part of the Linux kernel since the release of […]
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the ksmbd module, which includes a built-in Linux kernel implementation of a file server based on the SMB protocol, allowing remote execution of code with kernel privileges. The attack can be executed without authentication, provided that the ksmbd module is enabled on the system. The problem manifests starting from kernel 5.15, released in November 2021, and without any unnecessary […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2022-4415) has been identified in the systemd-coredump component, which handles core dumps generated after process crashes, allowing a non-privileged local user to determine the memory contents of privileged processes running with the suid root flag. The presence of the issue in the default configuration has been confirmed in openSUSE, Arch, Debian, Fedora, and SLES distributions. The vulnerability is caused by a lack of proper handling of the sysctl parameter fs.suid_dumpable in systemd-coredump, which, when set to […]
The lightweight window manager IceWM 3.3.0 is now available. IceWM provides full control through keyboard shortcuts, the ability to use virtual desktops, taskbars, and application menus. The window manager is configured through a fairly simple configuration file, and theme customization is possible. Support for window grouping in the form of tabs is available. Built-in applets for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic are also included. Several third-party GUIs are under separate development for […]