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The DNS flag day 2020 initiative to address issues related to fragmentation and TCP support

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Today, several major DNS services and DNS server manufacturers will hold a joint event, DNS flag day 2020, aimed at focusing attention on resolving issues with IP fragmentation when processing large DNS messages. This is the second such event; last year's 'DNS flag day' concentrated on the correct handling of EDNS requests. Participants in the DNS flag day 2020 initiative urge to establish recommended buffer sizes […]

GitHub has launched a service for identifying vulnerabilities in code

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GitHub has announced the availability of Code scanning for all users, a feature that was previously offered only to participants in a limited testing program for new experimental capabilities. The service scans every 'git push' operation for potential vulnerabilities. The results are attached directly to the pull request. The checks are performed using the CodeQL engine, which analyzes patterns with typical examples of vulnerable code (CodeQL allows creating a pattern for vulnerable […]

A test build of ScummVM 2.2.0 for Symbian has been released.

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ScummVM is a program that allows you to run certain classic adventures and quests if you have the data files from those games. The point is that ScummVM replaces the game executable files, enabling you to play on systems that didn't even exist at the time of their creation! ScummVM supports over 250 quests and adventures. Many classic quests are supported, […]

Gitter is transitioning to the Matrix ecosystem and merging with the Matrix client Element.

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Element, a company founded by key developers of the Matrix project, announced the acquisition of the chat and instant messaging service Gitter, which was previously owned by GitLab. Gitter is planned to be integrated into the Matrix ecosystem and transformed into a chat platform using Matrix decentralized communication technologies. The amount of the deal has not been disclosed. In May, Element raised $4.6 million from the creators of WordPress. Translation […]

The release of the compact embedded database system libmdbx 0.9.1

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Version 0.9.1 of the libmdbx (MDBX) library has been released, featuring a high-performance, compact embedded key-value database. The libmdbx code is distributed under the OpenLDAP Public License. The current version is a compromise between the intention to release a long-term stable version 1.0 with full C++ support and the reluctance to delay releases due to the unpreparedness for freezing the new C++ API. This release is the result of 9 months […]

Release of the RPM 4.16 package manager

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After a year of development, the RPM package manager 4.16.0 has been released. The RPM4 project is developed by Red Hat and is used in distributions such as RHEL (including derivative projects like CentOS, Scientific Linux, AsiaLinux, Red Flag Linux, Oracle Linux), Fedora, SUSE, openSUSE, ALT Linux, OpenMandriva, Mageia, PCLinuxOS, Tizen, and many others. Previously, the independent developer team worked on the RPM5 project, which directly […]

New Article: Review of JBL Boombox 2 Audio System: Powerful Bass on Land and in Water

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Nearly all acoustic systems from HARMAN, produced under the JBL brand, are always distinguished by their incredibly attractive design, unique features, and, of course, high sound quality. The latter is typically aimed at a young audience that prefers electronic music genres, pop, rap, hip-hop, and other styles where bass sound is essential. Let's face it—many people love JBL for its expressive bass, […]

Final specifications for OpenCL 3.0 have been published.

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The Khronos Group, responsible for developing specifications for the OpenGL, Vulkan, and OpenCL families, has announced the release of the final specifications for OpenCL 3.0, defining the API and language C extensions for organizing cross-platform parallel computing using multi-core CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, DSPs, and other specialized chips, from those used in supercomputers and cloud servers to chips commonly found in […]

Release of nginx 1.19.3 and njs 0.4.4

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The main branch release of nginx 1.19.3 has been formed, continuing the development of new features (only critical bug fixes and vulnerabilities are addressed in the concurrently supported stable branch 1.18). Key changes include: The addition of the ngx_stream_set_module, allowing the assignment of a variable value server { listen 12345; set $true 1; } A new directive proxy_cookie_flags has been added to specify flags for […]

Pale Moon browser release 28.14

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The release of the web browser Pale Moon 28.14 has occurred, which diverged from the Firefox codebase to ensure higher efficiency, retain the classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project maintains a traditional interface organization, without […]

The Xen hypervisor supports the Raspberry Pi 4 board.

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The developers of the Xen project have announced the implementation of the ability to use the Xen Hypervisor on Raspberry Pi 4 boards. The adaptation of Xen to work on previous versions of Raspberry Pi boards was hindered by the use of a non-standard interrupt controller that did not support virtualization. The Raspberry Pi 4 uses a standard GIC-400 interrupt controller, which is supported in Xen, and the developers expected that there would be no issues booting Xen […]

Vulnerabilities in PowerDNS Authoritative Server

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Updates for the authoritative DNS server PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.3.1, 4.2.3, and 4.1.14 are available, which fix four vulnerabilities, two of which could potentially lead to remote code execution by an attacker. The vulnerabilities CVE-2020-24696, CVE-2020-24697, and CVE-2020-24698 affect the code implementing the GSS-TSIG key exchange mechanism. The vulnerabilities only manifest when PowerDNS is built with GSS-TSIG support ("--enable-experimental-gss-tsig", which is not enabled by default) […]

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