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Python 3.8.5 Update Addressing Vulnerabilities

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A patch update for the Python programming language 3.8.5 has been released, fixing several vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-20907 – an infinite loop in the tarfile module when trying to open specially crafted tar files. BPO-41288 – a crash when processing objects with a specially crafted NEWOBJ_EX opcode using the Pickle module. CVE-2020-15801 – the potential for HTTP header injection in a request through using newline characters in the 'method' parameter […]

The ALSA sound subsystem has worked to eliminate the term 'slave'

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Developers of the ALSA sound subsystem have prepared a set of changes for inclusion in the linux-next branch, from which the 5.9 kernel release will be formed, removing politically incorrect terms from the kernel-side code. These changes are in accordance with recently adopted recommendations for using inclusive terminology in the Linux kernel. The changes consist of 10 patches, 9 of which are related to removing language […]

In LibreOffice 7.0, it was decided not to use the label 'Personal Edition'

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The managing board of The Document Foundation, overseeing the development of the free LibreOffice suite, announced the cancellation of the plan to release LibreOffice 7.0 under the label 'Personal Edition'. After analyzing community feedback, it was decided to allow additional time for discussions and postpone the adoption of a new marketing plan until the release of LibreOffice 7.1. The release of LibreOffice 7.0 will be published without additional labels, just like LibreOffice […]

Release of KaOS 2020.07 and Laxer OS 1.0 distributions

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New releases of two distributions, using the developments of Arch Linux, are now available: KaOS 2020.07 – a distribution with a rolling update model aimed at providing a desktop based on the latest KDE releases and applications using Qt, such as the Calligra office suite. The distribution develops with reference to Arch Linux but maintains its own independent repository with about 1500 packages. Builds are published for […]

Chrome is experimenting with discontinuing autofill for forms submitted without encryption.

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A setting "chrome://flags#mixed-forms-disable-autofill" has been added to the codebase used to build Chrome 86, disabling autofill for input forms on pages loaded over HTTPS but sending data over HTTP. Autofill for authentication forms on pages opened over HTTP has long been disabled in Chrome and Firefox, but the indication for disabling remained the opening of a page with a form via […]

The SATA 3.5 specification has been released: bandwidth hasn't increased, but there is potential for performance growth.

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Eleven years ago, the SATA Revision 3.0 specifications were released, allowing for a twofold increase in peak speed for one of the most widely used interfaces for connecting hard drives. Today, the SATA specification has reached version 3.5. The maximum transfer speed remains unchanged at 6 Gbps. However, the standard's developers promise to enhance overall performance and improve integration with […]

Release of the Midnight Commander 4.8.25 file manager

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After six months of development, the release of the console file manager Midnight Commander 4.8.25 has been published, distributed in source form under the GPLv3+ license. Major changes include: A graphical dialog has been added for modifying file attributes supported by the chattr utility, similar to how access permissions are managed. Attribute modification is available only for Ext2, Ext3, and Ext4 file systems. The ability to override […]

Final update of Debian 9.13

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A corrective update has been released for the previous stable branch of Debian 9, which includes accumulated package updates and fixes issues in the installer. The release includes 75 updates addressing stability issues and 73 updates fixing vulnerabilities. This is the final release of the Debian 9 branch, and further preparation of package updates will be handed over to the LTS Team. Standard support for Debian 9 ended on the 18th […]

Release of CMake build system 3.18

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The release of the cross-platform open-source build script generator CMake 3.18 has been announced, serving as an alternative to Autotools and used in projects such as KDE, LLVM/Clang, MySQL, MariaDB, ReactOS, and Blender. CMake is written in C++ and distributed under the BSD license. CMake is notable for providing a simple scripting language, functionality extension through modules, and minimal dependencies (no binding to […]

A new version of the Dr.Web antivirus for macOS has been released.

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The company 'Doctor Web' announced the release of the updated antivirus solution D.Web 12.0.0 to protect computers running macOS version 10.7 and above from common types of threats. Dr.Web for macOS detects and automatically blocks suspicious web pages and files, thus preventing the download of malware onto the computer, while also warning the user about potentially dangerous sites. In addition to […]

A BGP configuration error led to a 27-minute outage at Cloudflare.

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The company Cloudflare, which provides a content delivery network for 27 million internet resources and handles traffic for 13% of the top 1000 sites, has revealed details of an incident that disrupted the operation of many segments of the Cloudflare network for 27 minutes, including those responsible for delivering traffic to London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Amsterdam, Paris, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. The problem was caused by […]

Release of Wine 5.13

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An experimental release of the open-source implementation of WinAPI — Wine 5.13 has occurred. Since the release of version 5.12, 22 bug reports have been closed and 407 changes have been made. The most important changes include: The implementation of the IniFileMapping call to map ini format configuration files (win9x) to the corresponding registry parameters (NT). Support for mapping has been added to the functions GetPrivateProfileStringW(), WritePrivateProfileStringW(), GetPrivateProfileSectionNames(), and WritePrivateProfileSection(). […]

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