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The OSFF fund has been established to coordinate the development of open firmware

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A new non-profit organization, OSFF (Open-Source Firmware Foundation), has been established to promote open firmware and facilitate collaboration and interaction among individuals and companies interested in developing and using open firmware. The founders of the foundation include 9elements Cyber Security and Mullvad VPN. Among the organization's goals are conducting research, training, and developing joint projects in a neutral space, […]

Remote vulnerability in the Linux kernel manifesting when using the TIPC protocol

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A vulnerability (CVE-2022-0435) has been identified in the Linux kernel module responsible for the TIPC (Transparent Inter-process Communication) network protocol, potentially allowing for the execution of arbitrary code at the kernel level via the sending of a specially crafted network packet. This issue affects only systems with the tipc.ko kernel module loaded and the TIPC stack configured, which is typically used in clusters and not enabled by default in non-specialized distributions […]

Stable Release of the MariaDB Database Management System 10.7

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After six months of development, the first stable release of the new MariaDB database branch 10.7 (10.7.2) has been published, continuing the fork from MySQL that maintains backward compatibility and features additional storage engines and enhanced capabilities. The development of MariaDB is overseen by the independent organization MariaDB Foundation, adhering to a fully open and transparent development process that is not dependent on individual vendors. MariaDB […]

Release of GNU Binutils 2.38

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The release of the GNU Binutils 2.38 suite of system utilities has been announced, which includes programs such as the GNU linker, GNU assembler, nm, objdump, strings, and strip. In the new version: the assembler and linker have added support for the LoongArch architecture used in Loongson processors. The assembler includes the option "--multibyte-handling=[allow|warn|warn-sym-only]" to choose the method of handling multibyte characters. When the warn option is specified, a warning is displayed […]

Release of Tails 4.27 Distribution

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The release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.27 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous internet access, has been finalized. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor network. By default, all connections except traffic over the Tor network are blocked by a packet filter. User data storage in persistence mode between sessions is achieved through […]

Release of Firefox 97

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The release of the Firefox 97 web browser has taken place. Additionally, a long-term support branch update—91.6.0—has been created. The Firefox 98 branch has entered the beta testing stage, with a release scheduled for March 8. Key innovations: The 18 seasonal Colorway themes proposed in Firefox 94 have expired and were implemented as a built-in add-on available for a limited time. Users intending to […]

Release of cppcheck 2.7, a static code analyzer for C++ and C languages

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The new version of the static code analyzer cppcheck 2.7 has been released, allowing the identification of various classes of errors in C and C++ code, including when using non-standard syntax typical for embedded systems. A collection of plugins is provided, enabling integration of cppcheck with various development, continuous integration, and testing systems, as well as features such as compliance checking […]

Release of Chrome OS 98

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The release of Chrome OS 98, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild/portage build tool, open components, and the Chrome 98 web browser, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and standard applications are replaced with web apps; however, Chrome OS includes a full-fledged multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The Chrome OS 98 build […]

Vulnerabilities in UEFI firmware based on the InsydeH2O framework allow code execution at the SMM level.

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In the InsydeH2O framework, used by many manufacturers to create UEFI firmware for their hardware (the most common implementation of UEFI BIOS), 23 vulnerabilities have been discovered that allow code execution at the SMM (System Management Mode) level, which is more privileged (Ring -2) than hypervisor mode and the zero protection ring, and has unrestricted access to all memory. The issue affects UEFI firmware used by manufacturers such as Fujitsu, […]

The Alpha-Omega initiative aimed at enhancing the security of 10,000 open projects

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The OpenSSF (Open Source Security Foundation) has launched the Alpha-Omega project aimed at enhancing open source software security. Initial investments of $5 million and staff to kickstart the initiative will be provided by Google and Microsoft. Other organizations are also invited to participate either by providing engineering personnel or through funding, which […]

Wayland accounts for less than 10% of Linux users of Firefox

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According to statistics from the Firefox Telemetry service, which analyzes data from sent telemetry and user interactions with Mozilla's servers, the share of Firefox users on Linux operating in environments based on the Wayland protocol does not exceed 10%. 90% of Firefox users on Linux continue to use the X11 protocol. A pure Wayland environment is used by approximately 5-7% of Linux users, while XWayland is used by approximately […]

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