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Release of Bottlerocket 1.7, a distribution based on isolated containers

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The release of the Bottlerocket 1.7.0 Linux distribution, developed with the participation of Amazon for the efficient and secure launch of isolated containers, has been published. The tools and management components of the distribution are written in Rust and are distributed under the MIT and Apache 2.0 licenses. Bottlerocket supports deployment in Amazon ECS clusters, VMware, and AWS EKS Kubernetes, as well as the creation of arbitrary builds and editions that allow the use of […]

Critical 0-day vulnerability in the Spring Framework used in many Java projects

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A critical 0-day vulnerability has been detected in the Spring Core module, part of the Spring Framework, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute their code on the server. It is still unclear how catastrophic the consequences of this issue may be and whether the attacks will be as widespread as those observed with the Log4j 2 vulnerability. The vulnerability has been assigned the code name Spring4Shell, but the CVE identifier is still […]

Release of Chrome 100

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Google has announced the release of the web browser Chrome 100. At the same time, the stable release of the open-source project Chromium, which is the basis for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser features Google logos, a notification system for crashes, modules for playing copy-protected video content (DRM), automatic update installation, and the transmission of RLZ parameters during searches. The next release, Chrome 101, is scheduled for April 26. […]

Release of MirageOS 4.0, a platform for running applications on top of a hypervisor

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After a year and a half of development, the release of MirageOS 4.0 has been published, allowing the creation of single-application operating systems. In these systems, applications are delivered as self-contained unikernels that can run without operating systems, a separate OS kernel, or any intermediaries. The programming language OCaml is used for developing applications. The project code is distributed under the ISC open license. All low-level functionality typical of an operating system is implemented in […]

Release of Finnix 124, a live distribution for system administrators

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The release of the live distribution Finnix 124 is now available, marking the 22nd anniversary of the project. The distribution is based on the Debian package base and supports console-only operation, but includes a solid collection of utilities for administrative needs. It contains 584 packages with various utilities. The size of the ISO image is 455 MB. In the new version: The wifi-connect utility now runs without command line parameters […]

Release of Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0, a distribution for equipping internet kiosks

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The release of the Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0 distribution has taken place, based on Gentoo and designed for equipping stand-alone internet kiosks, demonstration stands, and self-service terminals. The boot image of the distribution measures 140 MB (x86_64). The base build includes only the minimal set of components necessary to run the web browser (supporting Firefox and Chrome), which is restricted in its capabilities to prevent unwanted system activity (for example, […]

The Fedora Linux 36 distribution has entered the beta testing phase.

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The testing of the beta version of the Fedora Linux 36 distribution has begun. The beta release marks the transition to the final testing stage, where only critical bug fixes are allowed. The release is scheduled for April 26. This release includes Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, Fedora Silverblue, Fedora IoT, and live spins with desktop environments KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, and LXQt. The builds were formed […]

Exploitable vulnerabilities have been identified in nf_tables, watch_queue, and IPsec in the Linux kernel.

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Several dangerous vulnerabilities have been identified in the Linux kernel, allowing a local user to escalate their privileges in the system. Working exploit prototypes have been prepared for all the issues under consideration. The vulnerability (CVE-2022-0995) in the watch_queue event tracking subsystem leads to the writing of data to kernel memory areas outside the allocated buffer. An attack can be executed by any unprivileged user and may result in the execution of their own code […]

Debian developers have approved the possibility of conducting secret voting.

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The results of the general resolution voting (GR) among Debian project developers involved in package maintenance and infrastructure support have been published, approving the possibility of conducting secret votes that do not disclose participant choices (until now, full lists were published after GR voting, showing which options each voter chose). The need for secret voting arose last year in […]

Release of file manager Midnight Commander 4.8.28

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After seven months of development, the release of the console file manager Midnight Commander 4.8.28 has been published, distributed in source code under the GPLv3+ license. The list of major changes includes: Removed built-in support for the SMB protocol, which was severely outdated, incomplete, and had security issues. The built-in editor now includes syntax highlighting for Ngspice/SPICE and DOT/Graphviz files. The built-in viewer mcview has added support for […]

The fourth experimental release of the Brutal OS

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The fourth experimental release of the Brutal project has been published, in which enthusiasts are developing an open operating system that attempts to combine the ideals of Unix systems from the 1970s with modern technologies. The system is being developed from scratch and comes with its own standard C library and microkernel. The project's code is written in C and is distributed under the MIT license. Builds are supported for x86_64, i686, RISC-V architectures […]

The backup system restic 0.13 is now available.

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After a year of development, the release of the backup system restic 0.13 has been presented, providing tools for saving backups in a versioned repository, which can be hosted on external servers and in cloud storage. Data is stored in an encrypted format. Flexible rules can be defined for including and excluding files and directories when creating a backup. It supports operation on Linux, macOS, Windows, […]

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