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A vulnerability in LibreOffice that allows for code execution when opening malicious documents

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A vulnerability (CVE-2019-9848) has been identified in the LibreOffice office suite, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when opening documents prepared by an attacker. The vulnerability is caused by the LibreLogo component, which is intended for programming education and inserting vector graphics, translating its operations into code in the Python language. By executing LibreLogo instructions, an attacker can achieve code execution in Python […]

Google will charge search engines in the EU for default operation on Android

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Starting in 2020, Google will introduce a new search engine selection screen for all Android users in the EU during the initial setup of a new phone or tablet. The chosen search engine will become the default in Android and the Chrome browser, if installed. Search engine owners will have to pay Google for the right to appear on the selection screen alongside Google search. The three winners […]

re2c 1.2

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On Friday, August 2nd, the release of re2c was announced — a free lexical analyzer generator for C and C++ languages. It should be noted that re2c was written in 1993 by Peter Baeumer as an experimental generator of very fast lexical analyzers, distinguished from other generators by the speed of the generated code and an unusually flexible user interface, which allows for easy and efficient embedding of analyzers into existing […]

Wine 4.13 Release

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An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 4.13 is available. Since the release of version 4.12, 15 bug reports have been closed, and 120 changes have been made. The most important changes include: Support for redirecting authentication requests via the Microsoft Passport service has been added; Header files have been updated; Bug reports related to the operation of games and applications have been closed: Evoland (Steam), NVIDIA GeForce Experience […]

GNU C Library v2.30

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A new version of the system library glibc – 2.30 – has been released. Some updates include: Character encoding, character type information, and transliteration tables have been updated and now support Unicode version 12.1.0. The dynamic linker accepts the –preload argument to preload objects in addition to the LD_PRELOAD environment variable. The twalk_r function has been added. It is similar to the existing twalk function, but it can pass […]

Gitea v1.9.0 – self-hosted Git without the pain (and with a cup of tea!)

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Gitea is a project aimed at creating the simplest, fastest, and most user-friendly interface for Git for self-hosting. The project supports all platforms supported by Go – GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows on architectures from x86_(64) and arm64 to PowerPC. This version of Gitea contains important security fixes that will not be backported to the 1.8 branch. For this reason, […]

Release of Linux Mint 19.2 distribution

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The release of the Linux Mint 19.2 distribution has been announced, which is the second update of the Linux Mint 19.x branch based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and supported until 2023. The distribution is fully compatible with Ubuntu but significantly differs in its approach to organizing the user interface and the selection of applications used by default. The developers of Linux Mint provide a desktop environment that aligns with classic desktop organization principles, which […]

Release of the lexical analyzer generator re2c 1.2

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The release of re2c has taken place, a free lexical analyzer generator for C and C++ languages. It is worth remembering that re2c was written in 1993 by Peter Bambulis as an experimental generator of very fast lexical analyzers, distinguished from other generators by the speed of the generated code and an unusually flexible user interface that allows for easy and efficient integration of analyzers into existing codebases. Since then […]

EPEL 8 repository has been created with packages from Fedora for RHEL 8

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The EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) project, which maintains a repository of additional packages for RHEL and CentOS, has launched a variant of the repository for distributions compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Binary builds are produced for x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, and s390x architectures. At this stage of the repository's development, around 250 additional packages supported by the Fedora Linux community are presented (in […]

See the nearly invisible, now in color: a methodology for visualizing objects through a scatterer

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One of Superman's most famous abilities is his super vision, which allowed him to see atoms, see in the dark and at great distances, and even see through objects. This ability is rarely demonstrated on screens, but it exists. In our reality, seeing through almost completely opaque objects is also possible by applying some scientific tricks. However, the resulting images always […]

The Vanlifer demonstrated a concept of a camper based on the Tesla Semi.

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As Tesla prepares to commence mass production of the Tesla Semi electric truck, scheduled for next year, some industrial designers are considering potential applications of this platform beyond the freight transport sector, such as in the Tesla Semi camper. The camper is often associated with the freedom of movement and the opportunity for frequent changes of location. The idea that you can hit the road together […]

Release of the Glibc 2.30 system library

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After six months of development, the release of the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.30 has been published, fully adhering to the ISO C11 and POSIX.1-2008 standards. This new release includes fixes from 48 developers. Among the improvements implemented in Glibc 2.30, we highlight: The dynamic linker now supports the '--preload' option for preloading shared objects (similar to the LD_PRELOAD environment variable); Added […]

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