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Release of Kali Linux 2021.4 distribution for security research

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The release of Kali Linux 2021.4 has been announced, designed for testing systems for vulnerabilities, conducting audits, analyzing residual information, and identifying the consequences of attacks by malicious actors. All original developments created within the distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through a public Git repository. Several iso images, sized 466 MB, 3.1 GB, and 3.7 GB, have been prepared for download. […]

Release of Cambalache 0.8.0, a tool for developing GTK interfaces.

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The release of Cambalache 0.8.0 has been published, enhancing the rapid interface development tool for GTK 3 and GTK 4, which uses the MVC paradigm and emphasizes the importance of the data model. Unlike Glade, Cambalache supports multiple user interfaces within a single project. Functionally, the Cambalache 0.8.0 release is noted to be close to parity with Glade. The code is written […]

Wayland 1.20 is now available.

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A stable release of the Wayland 1.20 protocol, interprocess communication mechanism, and libraries has taken place. The 1.20 branch is backward compatible with API and ABI for 1.x releases and mainly contains bug fixes and minor protocol updates. The composite server Weston, which provides code and working examples for using Wayland in desktop environments and embedded solutions, is evolving as part of a separate development cycle. […]

Catastrophic vulnerability in Apache Log4j affecting many Java projects

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A critical vulnerability has been identified in Apache Log4j, a popular logging framework for Java applications, allowing arbitrary code execution when logging specially formatted values in the format "{jndi:URL}". Attacks can be conducted on Java applications that log values obtained from external sources, such as during error message logging. It is noted that the issue affects […]

17 malicious packages have been identified in the NPM repository.

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The NPM repository has identified 17 malicious packages that were distributed using typosquatting, i.e., by assigning names similar to those of popular libraries, anticipating that users would make a typo when typing the name or would overlook the differences while selecting a module from the list. The packages discord-selfbot-v14, discord-lofy, discordsystem, and discord-vilao used a modified version of the legitimate library discord.js, which provides functions for […]

MariaDB significantly changes its release schedule.

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MariaDB, alongside its namesake nonprofit organization overseeing the development of the MariaDB database server, has announced a significant change in the schedule for building the MariaDB Community Server and its support scheme. Until now, MariaDB has released one major branch each year and provided support for it for approximately 5 years. Under the new scheme, significant releases containing functional changes […]

Microsoft-Performance-Tools for Linux has been released, and the distribution of WSL for Windows 11 has started.

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Microsoft has introduced the open-source package Microsoft-Performance-Tools for performance analysis and diagnosing performance-related issues on Linux and Android platforms. It offers a set of command-line utilities for system-wide performance analysis and profiling of individual applications. The code is written in C# using the .NET Core platform and is distributed under the MIT license. As a source for […]

Release of the open billing system ABillS 0.92

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The release of the open billing system ABillS 0.92 is now available, with components distributed under the GPLv2 license. Key innovations include: The Paysys module has been revamped with most payment modules remodeled and tests added. The Callcenter module has been redesigned. In CRM/Maps2, object highlighting on the map for bulk modifications has been added. The Extfin module has been reworked, and periodic charges for subscribers have been added. Support for selective session detailing for clients (s_detail) has been implemented. An ISG plugin has been added […]

Release of Tor Browser 11.0.2. Tor site blocking extension. Possible attacks on Tor.

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The release of the specialized Tor Browser 11.0.2 has been announced, focusing on providing anonymity, security, and privacy. When using the Tor Browser, all traffic is redirected solely through the Tor network, making it impossible to connect directly through the current system's network connection, which prevents tracking the user's real IP address (in the event of a browser hack, attackers may gain access to system network settings, so […

The Calculate Linux 22 distribution has been released.

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The release of Calculate Linux 22 is now available. This distribution, developed by the Russian-speaking community, is based on Gentoo Linux, supports a continuous update cycle, and is optimized for quick deployment in corporate environments. The new version implements the ability to update long-neglected systems, translates Calculate utilities to Python 3, and defaults to the PipeWire sound server. For […]

Release of RHVoice speech synthesizer 1.6.0

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The release of the open-source speech synthesis system RHVoice 1.6.0 has occurred. Initially developed to provide quality support for the Russian language, it has since been adapted for other languages, including English, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Kyrgyz, Tatar, and Georgian. The code is written in C++ and is distributed under the LGPL 2.1 license. It supports operation in GNU/Linux, Windows, and Android. The program is compatible with typical TTS interfaces (text-to-speech) for […]

GitHub implements mandatory enhanced account verification in NPM

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Due to the increasing cases of repository hijacking in major projects and the promotion of malicious code through the compromise of developer accounts, GitHub is implementing universal enhanced account verification. Mandatory two-factor authentication will be introduced separately for maintainers and administrators of the 500 most popular NPM packages at the beginning of next year. From December 7, 2021, to January 4, 2022, […]

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