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Linux kernel developers have completed the audit of all patches from the University of Minnesota

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The Technical Advisory Board of the Linux Foundation has published a summary report analyzing the incident with researchers from the University of Minnesota, related to attempts to promote into the kernel patches containing hidden bugs leading to vulnerabilities. Kernel developers confirmed previously published information that out of 5 patches prepared during the 'Hypocrite Commits' study, 4 patches with vulnerabilities were immediately rejected and […]

Release of the RHVoice speech synthesizer 1.2.4, developed for the Russian language

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The release of the open-source speech synthesis system RHVoice 1.2.4 has been announced, initially developed to provide quality support for the Russian language, but later adapted for other languages, including English, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Kyrgyz, Tatar, and Georgian. The code is written in C++ and distributed under the LGPL 2.1 license. It supports operation on GNU/Linux, Windows, and Android. The program is compatible with standard TTS interfaces (text-to-speech) for […]

Microsoft Edge for Linux has reached beta version.

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Microsoft has moved the Edge browser version for Linux to the beta testing stage. Edge for Linux will now be distributed through the standard beta development and delivery channel, which provides a 6-week update cycle. Previously, developers received weekly updated dev and insider builds. The browser is available in the form of rpm and deb packages for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE. Functional improvements include […]

Firefox 88.0.1 update addressing a critical vulnerability

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A corrective release of Firefox 88.0.1 is now available, offering several fixes: Two vulnerabilities have been addressed, one of which is classified as critical (CVE-2021-29953). This issue allows JavaScript code execution in the context of another domain, effectively enabling a form of universal cross-site scripting. The second vulnerability (CVE-2021-29952) arises from a race condition in the Web Render components and could potentially be exploited for execution […]

Release of the open-source P2P file synchronization system Syncthing 1.16.

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The release of the file synchronization system Syncthing 1.16 has been announced, where synchronized data is not uploaded to cloud storage but instead directly replicated between user systems when they appear online simultaneously, using the project's developed BEP (Block Exchange Protocol). The Syncthing code is written in Go and is distributed under the MPL license. Pre-built packages are prepared for Linux, Android, […]

Shopify has joined the initiative to protect Linux from patent claims.

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Shopify, which develops one of the largest e-commerce platforms for processing payments and organizing sales in physical and online stores, has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), an organization focused on protecting the Linux ecosystem from patent claims. It is noted that the Shopify platform utilizes the Ruby on Rails framework, and the company considers open source software a key component of its business. Joining […]

Release of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.10 addressing vulnerabilities also affecting LibreOffice.

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After three months of development and seven years since the last significant release, a corrective release of the Apache OpenOffice 4.1.10 office suite has been formed, which includes 2 fixes. Ready packages are prepared for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The release addresses a vulnerability (CVE-2021-30245) that allows arbitrary code to be executed on the system when clicking on a specially crafted link in a document. The vulnerability is caused by an error […]

Valve released Proton 6.3-3, a package for running Windows games on Linux

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Valve has released the Proton 6.3-3 project, which is based on the Wine project and aims to enable the launch of gaming applications developed for Windows in Linux, presented in the Steam catalog. The project developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows Windows-only gaming applications to run directly in the Steam Linux client. The package includes the implementation of DirectX […]

Exim 4.94.2 Update Resolves 10 Remote Exploitable Vulnerabilities

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The Exim mail server version 4.94.2 has been released, addressing 21 vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-28007 to CVE-2020-28026, CVE-2021-27216), which were identified by Qualys and presented under the codename 21Nails. Ten of the issues can be exploited remotely (including for executing code with root privileges) through manipulation of SMTP commands when interacting with the server. All versions of Exim are affected, with their history tracked in Git […]

Release of wayland-protocols 1.21

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The release of the wayland-protocols package version 1.21 has been published, containing a set of protocols and extensions that enhance the capabilities of the base Wayland protocol and provide the functionalities needed for building composite servers and user environments. Starting with version 1.21, the development stage of the protocols labeled 'unstable' has been replaced with 'staging' to smooth the stabilization process of protocols that have been tested in production environments. All protocols sequentially go through three phases […]

Muse Group has acquired the Audacity project.

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Evgeny Naydenov, the founder of the Ultimate Guitar community, announced the creation of Muse Group and the acquisition of the audio editor Audacity, which will now develop alongside other products of the new company. The development will continue in the form of a free project. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Muse Group will also include the free notation editor MuseScore, acquired in 2017, which continues to develop […]

A vulnerability in the Composer package manager allows for the compromise of the PHP repository Packagist

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A critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-29472) has been identified in the Composer dependency manager, allowing arbitrary commands to be executed in the system when processing a package with a specially formatted URL value that specifies the address for fetching source texts. The issue is present in the GitDriver, SvnDriver, and HgDriver components used with version control systems Git, Subversion, and Mercurial. The vulnerability has been fixed in Composer releases 1.10.22 and 2.0.13. […]

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