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The release of the Memtest86+ memory testing program 8.10 is now available. The program is not tied to any operating system and can be launched directly from the BIOS/UEFI firmware or bootloader for a comprehensive memory check. In case of issues, the built-in Memtest86+ faulty memory map can be used in the Linux kernel to exclude problematic areas using the memmap option. […]
The fifth corrective update for Debian 13 has been formed, which includes accumulated package updates and installer fixes. The release includes 144 updates addressing stability issues and 103 updates fixing vulnerabilities. Notable changes in Debian 13.5 include updates to the latest stable versions of packages apache2, openssl, and systemd. The dav4tbsync package has been removed, whose functionality […]
Linus Torvalds accepted a document into the kernel that outlines the process for handling security-related bugs, defining the threat model, clarifying which kernel bugs are considered vulnerabilities, and discussing actions regarding bugs identified using AI. The document was prepared by Willy Tarreau, author of HAProxy and a long-time Linux kernel developer responsible for maintaining several stable kernel branches. In […]
The release of the functional programming language Erlang 29 has taken place, aimed at the development of distributed fault-tolerant applications that ensure real-time parallel request processing. The language has found applications in areas such as telecommunications, banking systems, e-commerce, computer telephony, and instant messaging. At the same time, the release of OTP 29 (Open Telecom Platform) has been issued — a companion set of libraries and components for […]
The release of OpenZFS 2.4.2 has occurred, a corrective release of the open implementation of the ZFS file system for Linux and FreeBSD. The main change in the new version is support for the stable branch of Linux 7.0. The previous OpenZFS 2.4 release supported Linux kernels only up to 6.19, while compatibility with older kernels is maintained starting from Linux 4.18. For FreeBSD, support is declared for releases 13.3 and newer, […]
IBM engineer Jan Polensky has submitted the first patch set for review, which adds the ability to build the kernel with Rust support for s390. As a result, s390 has become the sixth architecture vying to include Rust in the main Linux kernel. Previously, architectures such as x86_64, ARM, LoongArch, and RISC-V already had this support. s390 is a mainframe architecture, with a history that dates back to 1964 with […]
An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 11.9 — has been published. Since the release of 11.8, 24 bug reports have been closed and 197 changes made. The most significant updates include: the inclusion of the SQLite 3.51.1 library, initial support for system threads, added functions for creating threads using pthread in ntdll, and support for pausing threads in emulated code […]
The developers of the Rocky Linux distribution have announced the creation of a separate repository for urgent package updates addressing vulnerabilities, which is not synchronized with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux repositories. It is noted that the Rocky Linux project adheres to the principle of closely matching the RHEL package base, but recent security threats necessitate this exception. The "security" repository will only publish […]
Researchers who recently discovered the Fragnesia vulnerability in the Linux kernel have published information about vulnerabilities in QEMU that allow gaining root access to the host environment from the guest system. The issue has been codenamed QEMUtiny, but a CVE identifier has not yet been assigned. An exploit has been prepared that involves two vulnerabilities in the CXL (Compute Express Link) device emulation code. Both vulnerabilities are present in the cxl-mailbox-utils.c code. […]
The Fedora Project Council has revoked its earlier decision to create Fedora AI Developer Desktop — an official edition of the distribution for developers using AI tools. Initially, all six council members voted in favor of creating the project, but after reviewing the criticisms voiced during community discussions, two members changed their votes a few days later and expressed […]
A critical vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel, the fifth (1, 2, 3) in the last two weeks, allowing a user to escalate their privileges in the system. Two working exploits have been published: sshkeysign_pwn allows an unprivileged user to read the contents of the private host SSH keys /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key, while chage_pwn enables reading the contents of the /etc/shadow file containing user password hashes. Information about the vulnerability was not intended for disclosure, […]
The Fedora Project has announced a series of Test Days for Podman 6.0 — the next major release of the container engine developed as an alternative to Docker without a central daemon. Testing for the new branch runs from May 11 to 15 and targets both developers and regular Fedora users. Podman 6.0 will be one of the largest updates for the project in recent times. […]