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A vulnerability in Python libraries lzma, bz2, and gzip, which could potentially lead to code execution.

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A vulnerability (CVE-2026-6100) has been identified in the CPython classes responsible for unpacking compressed data in formats lzma, bz2, and gzip (lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile), leading to access to memory after it has been freed. The issue has been assigned a critical severity level (9.1 out of 10) — if successfully exploited, the vulnerability could lead to information leakage from the process memory or the execution of code […]

The jemalloc memory management library version 5.3.1 is now available.

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Four years after the last update was released, the jemalloc 5.3.1 memory management library is now available, offering an alternative implementation of malloc functions optimized to reduce fragmentation and operate on multi-processor systems. To address locking issues on multicore systems, jemalloc uses a separate isolated memory allocation area for each CPU core, achieving linear scalability as workload increases […]

Linux has approved an official policy for the use of AI-generated code after months of intense debate.

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Linux kernel developers have officially approved a policy for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) after months of intense debate. Linus Torvalds and industry partners have reached an agreement that allows the employment of AI assistants but imposes strict disclosure rules and places full responsibility for any errors on human developers. The new rules prohibit the use of the legally binding 'Signed-off-by' tag for code generated by AI systems, […]

Trisquel 12.0 'Ecne'

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The fully free GNU/Linux distribution Trisquel 12.0 has been released. Key changes include: the apt package manager has been updated to version 3.0, allowing developers to use the modern deb822 data storage format; kernel modularity has been improved; many AppArmor rules for graphical environments have been changed; GNU IceCat and Ungoogled Chromium browsers have been added to the repository; and a backport repository continues to support the latest versions of popular applications like LibreOffice, […]

Release of OpenBGPD 9.1

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The release of the portable edition of the OpenBGPD 9.1 routing package has been announced, developed by the OpenBSD project and adapted for use in FreeBSD and Linux (support for Alpine, Debian, Fedora, RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu is claimed). To ensure portability, parts of the code have been taken from the OpenNTPD, OpenSSH, and LibreSSL projects. The project supports most of the BGP 4 specifications and complies with RFC8212 requirements but does not attempt to cover everything […]

New versions of the free publishing package Scribus 1.6.6 and 1.7.3

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The release of the free document layout package Scribus 1.6.6 has been announced. This package provides tools for professional print layout, includes PDF generation tools, and supports work with separate color profiles, CMYK, spot colors, and ICC. The program is developed using the Qt toolkit and is distributed under the GPLv2+ license. Ready-made binary builds are available for Linux (AppImage), macOS, and Windows. […]

Linux 7.0

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After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has introduced the release of Linux kernel 7.0. Among the most notable changes are: rules for applying AI assistants, inclusion of Rust as a core feature of the kernel, enhanced swap performance, default enabling of PREEMPT_LAZY mode, support for filters in io_uring operations, a new Nullfs file system, fserror infrastructure, XFS monitoring tools, support for remapping in Btrfs, and default enabling of NFS version 4.1. […]

Release of the Servo 0.1.0 browser engine, which is now available as a crate package

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The release of the Servo 0.1.0 browser engine and its accompanying demo browser ServoShell, written in Rust, has been announced. Ready-built versions are available for Linux, Android, macOS, and Windows. In addition to standalone builds, Servo is now also offered as a crate package, allowing the engine to be used as a library. Servo 0.1.0 is the first release to provide a long-term support (LTS) cycle. […]

Release of Linux Kernel 7.0

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After two months of development, Linus Torvalds has introduced the release of Linux kernel 7.0. Among the most notable changes are: rules for applying AI assistants, inclusion of Rust as a core feature of the kernel, enhanced swap performance, default enabling of PREEMPT_LAZY mode, support for filters in io_uring operations, a new Nullfs file system, fserror infrastructure, XFS monitoring tools, support for remapping in Btrfs, and default enabling of NFS version 4.1. […]

Deepin 25.1.0: a new release featuring AI functions and in-depth system optimization has been introduced.

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The Deepin developers have released a new version of their distribution. Major changes include improvements to the built-in AI agent, overall performance enhancements, and the resolution of bugs and vulnerabilities. Key features of the release include a significant update to UOS AI. The text writing agent has been completely redesigned: it now supports the generation based on the "first plan" scheme and tracing of sources. A system mode called Claw Mode has been added, which allows for automatic computer management […]

The fully free Linux distribution Trisquel 12.0 is available.

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After three years since the release of the previous branch, the fully free Linux distribution Trisquel 12.0 has been announced. It is based on the package base of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and is aimed at use in small enterprises, educational institutions, and by home users. Trisquel has been personally approved by Richard Stallman and is officially recognized by the Free Software Foundation as fully free software and is included in the foundation's recommended list […]

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