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After six months of development, OpenSSH 9.1 has been released, an open implementation of the client and server for working with SSH 2.0 and SFTP protocols. The release is characterized mainly by bug fixes, including the resolution of several potential vulnerabilities caused by memory handling issues: a one-byte overflow in the banner handling code in the ssh-keyscan utility, and a double call to the free() function […]
A patch release of Firefox 105.0.2 is available, addressing several issues: the problem with contrasting menu elements (white text on a gray background) when using certain themes in Linux has been resolved. A deadlock occurring while loading certain websites in safe mode (Troubleshoot) has been fixed. An error leading to incorrect dynamic changes of the CSS property 'appearance' (e.g., 'input.style.appearance = "textfield"') has been corrected. [ … ]
The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.38 has been announced. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, providing flexible tools for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of the history and resilience to "backward" changes, implicit hashing of all previous history is used in each commit, and digital confirmation is also possible. [ … ]
Linus Torvalds has accepted changes into the Linux kernel 6.1 branch that enable the use of the Rust language as a secondary language for developing drivers and kernel modules. The patches were accepted after one and a half years of testing in the linux-next branch and addressing the raised issues. The release of kernel 6.1 is expected in December. The primary motivation for supporting Rust is to simplify the writing of safe and high-quality drivers. [ … ]
The Postgres WASM project has opened its developments, creating an environment with the PostgreSQL database management system that runs inside the browser. The associated code is open under the MIT license. A toolkit is provided for building a browser-based virtual machine with a stripped-down Linux environment, PostgreSQL server 14.5, and accompanying utilities (psql, pg_dump). The final build size is approximately 30 MB. The virtual machine's internals are formed using buildroot scripts. [ … ]
The release of the lightweight window manager IceWM 3.0.0 is now available. IceWM provides full management through keyboard combinations, virtual desktops, taskbars, and application menus. The window manager is configured via a fairly simple configuration file, with the option to use themes. Built-in applets are available for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic. Several third-party GUIs are separately developed for configuration, desktop implementations, and editors […]
After 20 years of development, the release of Stellarium 1.0 has taken place, which is advancing a free planetarium for three-dimensional navigation of the starry sky. The basic catalog of celestial objects includes over 600,000 stars and 80,000 deep-sky objects (additional catalogs cover more than 177 million stars and over a million deep-sky objects), as well as information about constellations and nebulae. The code […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds presented the release of the Linux kernel 6.0. The significant change in version number was made for aesthetic reasons and is a formal step to relieve discomfort caused by the accumulation of a large number of releases in the series (Linus joked that the reason for changing the version number is that he is running out of fingers on his hands and feet to count the versions). Among […]
The results of the general voting (GR, general resolution) of the developers of the Debian project, who are involved in maintaining packages and infrastructure, have been published. The question of supplying proprietary firmware as part of the official installation images and live builds was discussed. The fifth item, "Change the Social Contract to supply non-free firmware in the installer with a single installation build," won the vote. The chosen option implies a change […]
The release of the Nextcloud Hub 3 platform has been announced, providing a self-sufficient solution for facilitating collaboration among enterprise employees and teams working on various projects. Simultaneously, the underlying cloud platform, Nextcloud, has been unveiled, enabling the deployment of a cloud storage service with synchronization and data sharing support, allowing data to be viewed and edited from any device at any location on the network (using […]
Microsoft has begun testing the Microsoft Edge Secure VPN service, integrated into the Edge browser. The VPN is activated for a small percentage of users on the experimental Edge Canary branch, but can also be enabled in the 'Settings > Privacy, search and services' section. The service is developed in partnership with Cloudflare, which provides the server infrastructure for building the data transmission network. The proposed VPN hides the IP address […]
Security researchers from Google discovered a vulnerability (CVE-2022-2566) in the libavformat library, which is part of the FFmpeg multimedia package. The vulnerability allows for remote code execution when a specially crafted mp4 file is processed on the victim's system. It has been present since the FFmpeg 5.1 branch and was fixed in the FFmpeg 5.1.2 release. The vulnerability is caused by an error in buffer size calculation in the […]