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A new release of the FreeRDP 2.8.0 project has been published, offering a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), developed based on Microsoft specifications. The project provides a library for integrating RDP support into third-party applications and a client that can be used for remote connections to Windows desktops. The project's code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. In the new […]
The release of the OPNsense 22.7 distribution for creating firewalls has been published. This version is a branch of the pfSense project, created to develop a fully open distribution that can offer functionality on par with commercial solutions for deploying firewalls and network gateways. Unlike pfSense, the project is positioned as independent from any company, developed with direct community involvement, and features […]
The release of Ventoy 1.0.79 toolkit has been published, designed for creating bootable USB drives that include multiple operating systems. The program is notable for allowing OS loading from unmodified ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD, and EFI images without the need for extracting the image or reformatting the drive. For example, it is enough to simply copy a set of ISO images of interest onto a USB flash drive with the Ventoy bootloader, and Ventoy will enable loading […]
Corrective releases of the Samba packages 4.16.4, 4.15.9, and 4.14.14 have been published, addressing 5 vulnerabilities. The release of the package updates in distributions can be tracked on the pages: Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, SUSE, Arch, FreeBSD. The most critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-32744) allows Active Directory domain users to change the password of any user, including that of the administrator, thus gaining full control over the domain. The issue […]
The release of the zeronet-conservancy project, which continues the development of the decentralized, censorship-resistant ZeroNet network, is now available. In this network, mechanisms of Bitcoin addressing and verification are used along with BitTorrent distribution technologies to create websites. The content of the sites is stored in a P2P network on visitors' machines and verified through the owner's digital signature. The fork was created after the original developer of ZeroNet disappeared and aims to maintain and enhance […]
Researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA) and the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden analyzed the applicability of prototype pollution techniques for creating attacks on the Node.js platform and popular applications based on it, leading to code execution. The prototype pollution method leverages a feature of JavaScript that allows new properties to be added to the root prototype of any object. In applications […]
Cisco has released new versions of the free antivirus package ClamAV 0.105.1, 0.104.4, and 0.103.7. Recall that the project came under Cisco's control in 2013 after the acquisition of Sourcefire, which developed ClamAV and Snort. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Version 0.104.4 will be the last update in the 0.104 branch, while the 0.103 branch has been classified as LTS and will be supported […]
GitHub has introduced the release of the NPM package manager 8.15, which is included with Node.js and used for distributing modules in JavaScript. It is noted that over 5 billion packages are downloaded daily through NPM. Key changes: A new command 'audit signatures' has been added for conducting local integrity audits of installed packages without requiring manipulation with PGP utilities. The new verification mechanism is based on […]
Developers of the OpenMandriva project have presented a preliminary release of the new edition of the OpenMandriva Lx ROME distribution, which utilizes a rolling release model for continuous delivery of updates. The proposed edition provides access to new versions of packages developed for the OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 branch. An ISO image of 2.6 GB has been prepared for download, featuring the KDE desktop and supporting Live mode booting. The new versions of packages include […]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 5.3 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formulated, based on a Debian package base and intended for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections except traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter by default. To store user data in persistence mode between launches, encryption is applied. […]
The release of the Firefox 103 web browser has taken place. Additionally, updates for the long-term support branches 91.12.0 and 102.1.0 have been formed. The Firefox 104 branch will enter beta testing within the next few hours, with a release scheduled for August 23. Key features of Firefox 103 include: The Total Cookie Protection mode, which was previously only applied in […]
Michail Vourlakos announced his withdrawal from the development of the Latte Dock project, which develops an alternative task panel for KDE. The reason given is a lack of free time and a loss of interest in further work on the project. Michail had planned to leave the project and hand it over to others after the 0.11 release, but ultimately decided to leave earlier. […]