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Some users of RHEL 8 and CentOS 8 have encountered issues after installing yesterday's GRUB2 bootloader update that addresses a critical vulnerability. Problems manifest as an inability to boot after the update installation, including on systems without UEFI Secure Boot. On some systems (for example, HPE ProLiant XL230k Gen1 without UEFI Secure Boot), the issue also occurs with […]
IBM has announced the release of the source code for the FHE toolkit (IBM Fully Homomorphic Encryption), implementing a fully homomorphic encryption system for processing data in encrypted form. FHE enables the creation of services for confidential computing, where data is processed in encrypted form and does not appear in any open form at any stage. The output is also generated in an encrypted state. The code is written in […]
The analytical company RedMonk has published a new version of its programming language rankings, based on a combination of GitHub popularity and discussion activity on Stack Overflow. Among the most notable changes is Rust entering the top 20 most popular languages, pushing Haskell out of the chart. Compared to the previous edition released six months ago, C++ has also moved up to fifth […]
Developers of the Redox operating system, which is written using Rust and based on the microkernel concept, have announced the implementation of application debugging capabilities using the GDB debugger. To use GDB, you need to uncomment the lines with gdbserver and gnu-binutils in the filesystem.toml file and launch the gdb-redox layer that will start its own gdbserver and connect it to gdb via IPC. An alternative option involves running a separate […]
The Apache Foundation has released its financial report for the fiscal year 2020 (from May 1, 2019, to April 30, 2020). The total assets for the reporting period amounted to $3.5 million, which is $300,000 less than in the fiscal year 2019. The amount of equity decreased by $281,000, totaling $2.16 million. Most of the funds were obtained […]
FreeBSD has implemented changes that allow for lockless lookup operations in VFS. Optimizations have been made for the TmpFS, UFS, and ZFS file systems, but do not yet extend to ACL, Capsicum, access to file descriptors, symbolic links, and ".." in paths. For the specified capabilities, the old file determination mechanism is being rolled back. A test conducted on TmpFS measured […]
An update is available for three main OS Alt versions 9.1 based on the Ninth ALT platform (p9 Vaccinium): "Alt Workstation 9," "Alt Server 9," and "Alt Education 9." The most significant change is the further expansion of the list of supported hardware platforms. The Alt OS is available for eight Russian and foreign hardware platforms: 32-/64-bit x86 and ARM processors, Elbrus processors (v3 and […]
Eight vulnerabilities have been identified in the GRUB2 bootloader. The most dangerous issue (CVE-2020-10713), codenamed BootHole, allows for the bypassing of the UEFI Secure Boot mechanism and enables the installation of unverifiable malicious software. A notable feature of this vulnerability is that simply updating GRUB2 is insufficient for resolution, as an attacker can utilize a boot medium with an old vulnerable version, certified by a digital signature. […]
Malicious code has been discovered in the Perl package Module-AutoLoad distributed via the CPAN catalog, designed for on-the-fly automatic loading of CPAN modules. The malicious insertion was found in the test code 05_rcx.t, which has been included since 2011. Notably, concerns about loading suspicious code were raised on Stackoverflow as early as 2016. The malicious activity involves attempts to load and execute code from external […]
The release of the specialized Tails 4.9 distribution (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to ensure anonymous internet access, has been formed. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data storage in data preservation mode between sessions is implemented with […]
Firefox 79 is now available. The password manager has learned to export saved passwords (in CSV format). A page with experimental features has been added to the settings dialog. To see it, you must use the setting browser.preferences.experimental. The about:support page now features a 'Clear Launch Cache' button. Prediction of partially entered search queries is enabled (browser.urlbar.richSuggestions.tail). For example, if a user types 'hobbit holes for sale in l', the search engine might […]
The release of the Firefox 79 web browser and the mobile version Firefox 68.11 for the Android platform has taken place. Additionally, updates for the long-term support branches 68.11.0 and 78.1.0 have been prepared. Soon, the Firefox 80 branch will enter beta testing, with the release scheduled for August 25. Key innovations include the addition of the ability to export credentials in CSV format in the password manager […]
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