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A new release of RetroArch 1.9.0 has been published, a frontend for emulating various game consoles, allowing you to run classic games through a simple unified graphical interface. Support is provided for emulators of consoles such as Atari 2600/7800/Jaguar/Lynx, Game Boy, Mega Drive, NES, Nintendo 64/DS, PCEngine, PSP, Sega 32X/CD, SuperNES, etc. Controllers from existing gaming consoles, including Playstation 3, Dualshock […] may be used.
China has implemented a block on all HTTPS connections that use the TLS 1.3 protocol and the TLS extension ESNI (Encrypted Server Name Indication), which provides encryption for data about the requested host. The blocking occurs at transit routers for connections established from China to the outside world, as well as from the outside world to China. For blocking, packet dropping is performed from the client to the server, and […]
Several vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeBSD, which have been fixed in updates 12.1-RELEASE-p8, 11.4-RELEASE-p2, and 11.3-RELEASE-p12: CVE-2020-7460 — privilege escalation in the system through manipulation of 32-bit sendmsg calls on 64-bit systems. 32-bit systems and systems with kernels built without the COMPAT_FREEBSD32 option (which is enabled by default in GENERIC kernels) are not affected by this issue. CVE-2020-7459 — lack of proper size checks for data copied to […]
The release of the Apache HTTP server 2.4.46 has been published (versions 2.4.44 and 2.4.45 were skipped), which features 17 changes and fixes 3 vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-11984 — buffer overflow in the mod_proxy_uwsgi module, which can lead to information leakage or code execution on the server when sending a specially crafted request. Exploiting this vulnerability involves sending a very long HTTP header. To protect against this, blocking has been added […]
The release of Elementary OS 5.1.7 has been presented, positioned as a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on quality design aimed at creating a user-friendly system that consumes minimal resources and provides fast boot times. Users are offered their own desktop environment, Pantheon. Original components of Elementary OS are developed using GTK3, […]
Mozilla has introduced a new version of the browser for virtual reality systems — Firefox Reality PC Preview. The browser supports all of Firefox's features for maintaining privacy but offers a different 3D user interface that allows navigation through websites within the virtual world or as part of augmented reality systems. Builds are available for installation through the HTC Viveport catalog (currently only for Windows […]
The codebase for the upcoming release of the Linux kernel 5.9 has accepted changes to the USB subsystem, cleaning up non-politically correct terms. The changes were made in accordance with recently adopted guidelines for using inclusive terminology in the Linux kernel. The code has been cleansed of words like 'slave', 'master', 'blacklist', and 'whitelist'. For example, instead of 'usb slave device', 'usb […]
After six months of development, the release of the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.32 has been published, fully adhering to the ISO C11 and POSIX.1-2017 standards. The new release includes fixes from 67 developers. Among the improvements implemented in Glibc 2.32 are: Support for Synopsys ARC HS (ARCv2 ISA) processors has been added. The port requires at least binutils 2.32, […]
The developer of Telegram Desktop found that the im-desktop client from Mail.ru (apparently the desktop client myteam) copied the old custom animation engine from Telegram Desktop without any changes (according to the author, the quality is not the best). Not only was Telegram Desktop not mentioned initially, but the license for the code was also changed, accordingly, from GPLv3 […]
The first beta release of the new branch of the PHP programming language 8 has been introduced. The release is scheduled for November 26. At the same time, corrective releases for PHP 7.4.9, 7.3.21, and 7.2.33 have been formed, which fix accumulated bugs and vulnerabilities. Key innovations in PHP 8: Inclusion of the JIT compiler, which will enhance performance. Support for named function arguments, allowing values to be passed to a function bound to names, i.e. […]
Canonical has released the first maintenance update for the Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS distribution, which includes updates for several hundred packages related to fixing vulnerabilities and issues impacting stability. The new version also addresses bugs in the installer and bootloader. The release of Ubuntu 20.04.1 marks the completion of the basic stabilization of the LTS release — users of Ubuntu 18.04 will now be prompted to upgrade to […]
OpenBSD-current has added LLVM 10 tooling. It is worth noting that unlike the previously supplied LLVM 8, the tenth version (like the ninth) is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license, whose use is explicitly prohibited by the project's licensing policy. OpenBSD developers had previously discussed changing the license and viewed this action negatively. However, at the Eurobsdconf presentation, it is noted that eventually it will have to be […]