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On May 5, after five months of development, the release of version 1.9.3 of the cross-platform library libgit2, which implements core Git methods, took place. The library is written in C and is distributed under the GNU GPL 2 license with a special exception for linking that allows not to disclose source code. As examples, the project also provides console utilities lg2 and git2-experimental. There are a large number of bindings to libgit2 […]
The team responsible for Debian releases has announced that reproducible builds of packages will become a mandatory feature. Changes were made to the build system yesterday, blocking the transfer of new packages that do not support reproducible builds into the repository. Updating existing packages in the testing repository, where regressions in build reproducibility are found, is also prohibited. In Debian 13, which has 36,427 source packages, support for […]
On May 5, the Khronos consortium presented the OpenCL 3.1 specification — another update to the open standard for cross-platform computing on CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, NPUs, and other accelerators. The release is timed to the IWOCL 2026 conference and advances the OpenCL 3.x model, where some capabilities are initially tested as extensions before being integrated into the mandatory core of the standard. The main change in OpenCL 3.1 is […]
The composite server Hyprland 0.55 is available, utilizing the Wayland protocol. The project focuses on a tiling window layout, but also supports classic arbitrary window placement, window grouping in tab form, a pseudo-tiling mode, and fullscreen window expansion. The code is written in C++ and is distributed under the BSD license. Options are provided for creating visually appealing interfaces: gradients in window frames, blurring […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2026-7270) has been discovered in FreeBSD, allowing an unprivileged user to execute code with kernel rights and gain root access to the system. The vulnerability affects all FreeBSD releases created since 2013. An exploit has been publicly released, verified to work on systems with FreeBSD versions 11.0 to 14.4. The vulnerability has been fixed in the updates FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE-p7, 14.4-RELEASE-p3, 14.3-RELEASE-p12, and 13.5-RELEASE-p13. For older […]
Sasha Levin from NVIDIA, who works on maintaining the LTS branches of the Linux kernel and is a member of the Linux Foundation advisory board, has prepared a set of patches implementing a killswitch mechanism for the Linux kernel. The proposed feature allows for the instant disabling of access to specific functionality of the running kernel. It is expected that the killswitch will be useful for temporarily blocking vulnerabilities until an update is installed […]
A corrective release of the OpenWrt distribution 25.12.3, developed for networking devices such as routers, switches, and access points, has been presented. OpenWrt supports over 2200 devices and offers a build system that simplifies cross-compilation and custom build creation. Such builds allow for the creation of ready-made firmware with the desired set of pre-installed packages, optimized for specific tasks. Ready builds have been published for 41 target platforms. Among […]
Two vulnerabilities have been identified in the Linux kernel, similar in nature to the Copy Fail vulnerability disclosed a few days ago, but manifesting in different subsystems — xfrm-ESP and RxRPC. The series of vulnerabilities has been given the code name Dirty Frag (also referred to as Copy Fail 2). The vulnerabilities allow an unprivileged user to gain root privileges by overwriting process data in the page cache. An exploit is available that works […]
Telegram has received a major update, almost entirely dedicated to AI and automation. The messenger has introduced a guest mode for bots, the ability for bots to communicate with each other, chat automation tools, and a search function for over 100 million emojis and stickers. Additionally, Telegram has updated polls and moderation tools. The main innovation is the so-called guest mode for bots, which now allows AI bots […]
Developer M A Muqtadir, involved in the design of Ubuntu Yaru and the Vanilla OS distribution, has presented initial results of his experiment to recreate the Unity user interface using modern components of the GNOME stack and the Wayland protocol. The demonstrated prototype is built on the Wayfire compositing manager, which utilizes Wayland and allows for creating resource-friendly user interfaces with 3D effects […]
Google has released version 148 of the Chrome web browser. Simultaneously, a stable release of the free project Chromium, which serves as the foundation for Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser differs from Chromium in that it uses Google logos, has a crash notification system, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), automatic update installation, always-on sandbox isolation, delivery of keys to Google APIs, and passing RLZ parameters […]
Stéphane Graber, leader of the Linux Containers project and former technical lead of the LXD project, has announced the release of Incus 7.0 LTS, a fork of the LXD container and virtual machine management system, created by the community after the original project was taken under Canonical's wing and the license was changed. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. An online demonstration is available for familiarization. Incus 7.0 LTS will […]