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After 14 years since the last release, the library SDL_sound 2.0.1 has been formed (release 2.0.0 was skipped), providing a layer over the SDL library with functions for decoding popular audio file formats such as MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AIFF, VOC, MOD, MID, and AU. The significant change in the version number is due to the migration of the code from the copyleft LGPLv2 license to a permissive […]
The release of the DXVK 1.10.1 layer is available, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, working through the translation of calls to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as Mesa RADV 21.2, NVIDIA 495.46, Intel ANV, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games on Linux […]
A vulnerability has been identified in the zlib library (CVE-2018-25032) that leads to a buffer overflow when attempting to compress a specially crafted string in the input data. In its current state, researchers have demonstrated the possibility of causing a process crash. Whether the issue could have more serious consequences has yet to be studied. The vulnerability appears starting from version zlib 1.2.2.2 and affects the current release of zlib […]
The release of 4MLinux 39.0 has been published, a minimalist user distribution that is not a fork of other projects and uses a graphical environment based on JWM. 4MLinux can be utilized not only as a Live environment for playing multimedia files and addressing user tasks but also as a recovery system after failures and a platform for launching LAMP servers (Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and […]
The first release of a new unofficial Ubuntu Linux edition — Rolling Rhino Remix — has been introduced, which implements a continuous delivery model for updates (rolling releases). This edition may be beneficial for advanced users or developers who need to stay informed about all changes or who want access to the most recent software versions. Unlike existing scripts for converting daily experimental builds […]
The third corrective update for the Debian 11 distribution has been released, which includes accumulated package updates and resolves issues in the installer. The release contains 92 updates addressing stability problems and 83 updates fixing vulnerabilities. Notable changes in Debian 11.3 include updates to the latest stable versions of packages such as apache2, clamav, dpdk, galera, openssl, and rust-cbindgen, as well as […]
An experimental release of the Capyloon operating system has been introduced, which is built on web technologies and continues the development of the Firefox OS platform and the B2G (Boot to Gecko) project. The project is being developed by Fabrice Desré, the former leader of the Firefox OS team at Mozilla and the chief architect of KaiOS Technologies, which develops KaiOS, a fork of Firefox OS. Among Capyloon's main objectives is ensuring privacy and providing […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 7.5 has taken place. Since the release of version 7.4, 28 bug reports have been closed and 360 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: The ALSA sound subsystem driver has been transitioned to use the PE (Portable Executable) file format instead of ELF. A database of locales has been generated from the Unicode CLDR (Unicode Common Locale […]
The release of the Parrot 5.0 distribution is now available, based on the Debian 11 package base and including a set of tools for system security testing, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Several ISO images with the MATE desktop environment are available for download, intended for everyday use, security testing, installation on Raspberry Pi 4 boards, and creating specialized installations, such as for cloud environments. […]
A vulnerability has been discovered in the slaacd background process, which is responsible for IPv6 address autoconfiguration (IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration, RFC 4862) in OpenBSD. This vulnerability can lead to a buffer overflow when receiving specially crafted IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) messages. Initially, the IPv6 address auto-configuration functionality was implemented at the kernel level, but starting with OpenBSD 6.2, it was moved to a separate unprivileged process, slaacd. […]
Mozilla has announced the launch of a new paid service, MDN Plus, which will complement commercial initiatives such as Mozilla VPN and Firefox Relay Premium. MDN Plus is an enhanced version of the MDN (Mozilla Developer Network) website, which hosts a collection of documentation for web developers covering technologies supported in modern browsers, including JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and various Web APIs. The main […]
A corrective release of Firefox 98.0.2 is now available, addressing several issues: Compatibility problems with some extensions using the browser.pkcs11 API on Linux and macOS have been resolved. A regression in the session history handler that caused crashes when attempting to load certain sites using iframes (content from the iframe was loaded from session history, even when a different block was expected) has been fixed. […]