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Vulnerability in the v4l2 driver affecting the Android platform

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TrendMicro has published information about a vulnerability (CVE not assigned) in the v4l2 driver, which allows a non-privileged local user to execute their code in the context of the Linux kernel. Details about the vulnerability are provided in the context of the Android platform, without specifying whether this issue is specific to the Android kernel or also manifests in the standard Linux kernel. To exploit the vulnerability, local access by the attacker is required […]

Details of a critical vulnerability in Exim have been disclosed

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A corrective release of Exim 4.92.2 has been published to fix a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-15846) that, in the default configuration, could allow remote code execution by an attacker with root privileges. The issue only appears when TLS support is enabled and is exploited by passing a specially crafted client certificate or a modified value in SNI. The vulnerability was identified by Qualys. The problem exists in the special character escaping handler […]

Release of the Kali Linux 2019.3 distribution for security system exploration.

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The Kali Linux 2019.3 distribution has been released, designed for testing systems for vulnerabilities, conducting audits, analyzing residual information, and determining the aftermath of attacks by malicious actors. All original developments created within the distribution are released under the GPL license and are available via a public Git repository. Three versions of the ISO images are prepared for download, sized at 1 GB, 2.8 GB, and 3.5 GB. The builds are available for […]

Death Stranding features a very easy difficulty level, designed for movie fans.

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IGN reports, citing original messages on Twitter, that Death Stranding features a very easy difficulty level. This is the lowest tier, allowing any player to complete the game while enjoying the storyline. This was first revealed in a message from Hideo Kojima's personal assistant, who finished a test run of Death Stranding on the very easy difficulty. […]

Tails 3.16

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Tails is a live operating system focused on privacy and anonymity that runs from a USB drive. All connections go through TOR! This release fixes numerous vulnerabilities. What has changed? The LibreOffice Math component has been removed, but you can still install it using the additional software option. Bookmarks from the Tor browser have been removed. Pre-created accounts for i2p and IRC in Pidgin have been removed. The Tor browser has been updated to 8.5.5. […]

Cutter 1.9.0 Release

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During the R2con conference, the release of Cutter 1.9.0, codename 'Trojan Dragon', was announced. Cutter is a graphical interface for the radare2 framework, written in Qt/C++. Like radare2, it is intended for reverse engineering programs in machine code or bytecode (e.g., JVM). The developers aimed to create an advanced and extensible FOSS platform for reverse engineering. […]

The source code for the 3D object scanning system Handy 3D Scanner has been opened.

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The State of the Art community has presented a new version of the Handy 3D Scanner 0.5.1 and published the project's source code on GitHub. The project develops a portable interface for three-dimensional scanning of objects and terrain using accessible Intel RealSense D400 stereo cameras. The code is written in C++ (with a Qt5 interface) and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. It supports Linux and Android. The program features […]

Drone manufacturer DJI shifted the burden of Trump's tariffs onto American consumers

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The Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has made significant changes to the prices of its products in response to the increase in tariffs on Chinese goods by the Donald Trump administration. The news of rising prices for DJI products was first reported by DroneDJ. This might be the first recorded instance where a Chinese gadget manufacturer or a brand predominantly producing in China has added a customs fee imposed by the Trump administration, […]

Update of LibreOffice 6.3.1 and 6.2.7

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The Document Foundation announced the release of LibreOffice 6.3.1, the first bug-fix release in the LibreOffice 6.3 'fresh' family. Version 6.3.1 is aimed at enthusiasts, experienced users, and those who prefer the latest software versions. For conservative users and enterprises, an update to the stabilized branch, LibreOffice 6.2.7 'still', has been prepared. Ready installation packages have been prepared for Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. […]

Google has opened the source code for the library for confidential data processing

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Google has published the source code for the 'Differential Privacy' library, which implements differential privacy methods that allow for fairly accurate statistical operations on datasets without the possibility of identifying individual records within them. The library's code is written in C++ and is open-sourced under the Apache 2.0 license. Analysis using differential privacy methods enables organizations to perform analytical sampling […]

Thunderbird 68

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A year after the last major release, the email client Thunderbird 68 has been released, based on the Firefox 68-ESR codebase. Key changes include: The main application menu is now in the form of a single panel, with icons and separators [pic]; The settings dialog has been moved to a tab [pic]; The ability to assign colors in the message composition window and tags has been added, beyond the standard palette [pic]; Improved […]

Funtoo Linux 1.4 Release

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Whether long or short, Daniel Robbins has presented another release: welcome Funtoo Linux 1.4. Features include a meta-repo based on the 21.06.2019 snapshot of Gentoo Linux (with back-ported security fixes); basic system components: gcc-9.2.0, binutils-2.32, glibc-2.29, openrc-0.41; debian-sources-lts-4.19.37; updates in the OpenGL subsystem: libglvnd (alternative to eselect opengl), mesa-19.1 (vulkan support), nvidia-drivers-430.26; Gnome 3.32, KDE Plasma 5.16; as an alternative to the 'manual' installation […]

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