Category: Internet News

Release of the cryptographic library wolfSSL 5.0.0

A new release of the compact cryptographic library wolfSSL 5.0.0 is available, optimized for use on embedded devices with limited CPU and memory resources, such as Internet of Things devices, smart home systems, automotive information systems, routers, and mobile phones. The code is written in C and is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The library provides high-performance implementations of modern cryptographic algorithms, including ChaCha20, Curve25519, NTRU, […]

A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst PON switches allows access via telnet without a password.

A critical security issue (CVE-2021-34795) has been identified in Cisco Catalyst PON CGP-ONT-* series switches (Passive Optical Network), allowing access to the switch with administrator rights via the telnet protocol when enabled, using a pre-known debug account left by the manufacturer in the firmware. The problem occurs only when the telnet access option is activated in the settings, which is disabled by default. In addition to the presence of the account […]

LibreWolf 94 – a version of Firefox focused on privacy and security

The LibreWolf 94 web browser is available, which is a rebuild of Firefox 94 with modifications aimed at enhancing security and privacy. The project is developed by a community of enthusiasts. Changes are published under the MPL 2.0 (Mozilla Public License). Builds are available for Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Ubuntu, Arch, Flatpak, AppImage), macOS, and Windows. Some of the main differences from Firefox include: Removal of telemetry-related code, […]

Tcl/Tk 8.6.12 release

After 10 months of development, the Tcl/Tk 8.6.12 release has been presented, a dynamic programming language distributed alongside a cross-platform GUI toolkit. Although Tcl is primarily used for creating user interfaces and as an embedded language, it is also suitable for other tasks, such as web development, network application creation, system administration, and testing. The project code is distributed […]

Release of Wine 6.21 and Wine staging 6.21

The experimental branch of the open-source WinAPI implementation — Wine 6.21 — has been released. Since the release of version 6.20, 26 bug reports have been closed and 415 changes made. The most significant changes include: the conversion of WinSpool, GPhoto, and some other modules to the PE (Portable Executable) format. Improved support for inline functions in DbgHelp. The implementation of the OLE DB provider MSDASQL has begun. Bug reports related to […]

Release of the Tails 4.24 distribution

A release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.24 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base, has been published. Tails provides anonymous internet access through the Tor network. All connections, except traffic via the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored in a persistence mode between launches with […]

Taking control of vulnerable GitLab servers to engage in DDoS attacks

GitLab has warned users about an increase in malicious activity related to the exploitation of a critical vulnerability CVE-2021-22205, which allows remote code execution on the server running the GitLab collaborative development platform without authentication. The issue affects GitLab starting from version 11.9 and was fixed back in April in GitLab versions 13.10.3, 13.9.6, and 13.8.8. Meanwhile […]

Release of the LXQt 1.0 graphical environment

After six months of development, the LXQt 1.0 user environment (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment) has been released, developed by a combined team from the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface continues to follow the principles of traditional desktop organization while introducing modern design elements and techniques to enhance usability. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast, and user-friendly continuation of the Razor-qt and LXDE desktops, incorporating the best […]

Changing the rules for the directory of Firefox add-ons.

Mozilla has warned about changes to the Firefox Add-ons directory (Mozilla AMO) rules aimed at enhancing user security and privacy, as well as addressing new ecosystem needs. The new edition of the rules will take effect on December 1, 2021. Key changes: Collection of user activity data while navigating websites, such as information on viewed URLs, browsing history […]

Remote vulnerability in the implementation of the TIPC protocol in the Linux kernel

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-43267) has been discovered in the implementation of the Transparent Inter-process Communication (TIPC) network protocol included in the Linux kernel, allowing remote execution of attacker-supplied code with kernel privileges through a specially crafted network packet. The danger is mitigated by the requirement for explicit TIPC support activation in the system (loading and configuring the tipc.ko kernel module), which is not present in general-purpose distributions […]

The NPM package coa, which has 9 million downloads per week, has been compromised with malware.

Attackers have managed to gain control over the NPM package coa and released updates 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.1, 2.1.3, and 3.1.3, which include malicious changes. The coa package, which provides functions for parsing command-line arguments, registers about 9 million downloads per week and is used as a dependency by 159 other NPM packages, including react-scripts and vue/cli-service. The NPM administration has already removed the release with the malicious […]

Google introduced the Knative 1.0 serverless computing platform.

Google has announced the stable release of the Knative 1.0 platform, designed to create serverless computing infrastructure deployed on top of a container isolation system based on the Kubernetes platform. In addition to Google, companies such as IBM, Red Hat, SAP, and VMware are also involved in the development of Knative. The release of Knative 1.0 marked the stabilization of the API for application development, which will no longer change and […]

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