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A browser update for Chrome 81.0.4044.113 has been released, addressing a critical vulnerability that allows bypassing all layers of browser protection and executing code outside the sandbox environment. Details of the vulnerability (CVE-2020-6457) have not yet been disclosed, but it is known to be caused by accessing a freed memory block in the speech recognition component (by the way, the last critical vulnerability […]
openITCOCKPIT is a multi-client PHP-based interface for managing Nagios and Naemon monitoring systems. The system aims to create the simplest interface possible for monitoring complex IT infrastructures. Moreover, openITCOCKPIT offers a solution for monitoring remote systems (Distributed Monitoring), managed from a single centralized point. Key changes: New backend, new design, and new features. Custom monitoring agent — […]
Roman Gilg, one of the active developers of Kwin and Xwayland, presented a fork of the Kwin window manager called KwinFT (Fast Track), as well as a completely redesigned version of the Kwayland library called Wrapland, which is decoupled from Qt. The goal of the fork is to enable more active development of Kwin, increase the necessary functionality for Wayland, and optimize rendering. Classic Kwin suffers from […]
Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox virtualization system 6.1.6, which includes 9 fixes. Corrective releases for VirtualBox 6.0.20 and 5.2.40 have also been issued simultaneously. The updates address 19 vulnerabilities, 7 of which are categorized as critical (CVSS above 8). This includes vulnerabilities exploited in attacks demonstrated at the Pwn2Own 2020 competition, allowing through […]
MyCrypto and PhishFort identified 49 malicious extensions in the Chrome Web Store catalog that sent private keys and passwords from cryptocurrency wallets to attackers' servers. The extensions were distributed using phishing advertising methods and were presented as implementations of various cryptocurrency wallets. They were based on the code of official wallets but included malicious modifications that sent private keys, recovery codes, and […]
The Xiaomi Mi Box S Android TV box was introduced back in the fourth quarter of 2018. The device received a refreshed design and a new remote, although the internal components remained the same as its predecessor. Now Xiaomi has updated the box, originally launched with Android 8.1 TV, to Android 9 Pie. The size of the update is just over 600 MB and includes […]
The developers of the Zimbra collaboration and email suite, positioned as an alternative to MS Exchange, have changed their open-source publication policy. Starting with the release of Zimbra 9, the project will no longer publish binary builds of the Zimbra Open Source Edition and will limit itself to the release of the commercial version, Zimbra Network Edition. Moreover, the developers do not plan to release the source code of Zimbra 9 for the community […]
For Fedora 33, a change is planned that will transition the distribution to using systemd-resolved by default for DNS query resolution. Glibc will be switched to nss-resolve from the systemd project instead of the built-in NSS module nss-dns. Systemd-resolved performs functions such as maintaining settings in the resolv.conf file based on DHCP and static DNS configuration data for network interfaces, supports DNSSEC, and LLMNR (Link […]
Changes have been accepted into the codebase of 'ZFS on Linux', developed under the auspices of the OpenZFS project as a reference implementation of ZFS, adding support for the FreeBSD operating system. The code added to 'ZFS on Linux' has been tested in FreeBSD versions 11 and 12. Thus, FreeBSD developers no longer need to maintain their own synchronized branch of 'ZFS on Linux', and the development of all related components [...]
For obvious reasons, this year's traditional Red Hat Summit will take place online. Therefore, there is no need to buy plane tickets to San Francisco this time. To participate in the conference, you only need some time, a relatively stable internet connection, and knowledge of the English language. The event program includes both traditional presentations and demonstrations, as well as interactive sessions and project booths, [...]
Enthusiasts from the Remaster Studio team have unveiled a new graphics modification for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky. It completely transforms the visual component, updates the game to the latest version of the X-Ray engine, adds textures ranging from 2K to 8K resolution, new character and enemy models, revamps the vegetation, and more. Currently, the authors' creation is available only to Remaster Studio subscribers on Patreon, […]
Intel's management often likes to repeat that with the transition to 7-nanometer technology, they will return to the familiar cadence of process changes — once every two or two and a half years. The first 7-nanometer product is set to launch at the end of 2021, but by 2022 the company will be ready to offer a full range of 7-nanometer products. These statements were made at one of the events in […]