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A vulnerability in OpenSSH allows remote code execution with root privileges on servers with Glibc.

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Qualys has identified a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-6387) in OpenSSH, allowing remote code execution with root privileges without authentication. The vulnerability, code-named regreSSHion, occurs in the default configuration starting from OpenSSH 8.5 on systems with the standard Glibc library. The possibility of an attack has been demonstrated on a 32-bit system with Glibc with ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) protection enabled […]

The dhclient utility has been removed from OpenBSD in favor of the background process dhcpleased.

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Theo de Raadt has introduced a change in the OpenBSD-current codebase, which forms the basis for the next significant release, removing the DHCP client dhclient. Instead of dhclient, a continuously running background process called dhcpleased is recommended, which has been included since OpenBSD 6.9 and uses the ifconfig utility to enable automatic configuration of network interfaces via DHCP (enabled by launching 'ifconfig $if autoconf' or adding […]

The NS servers for the .top domain have stopped servicing Let’s Encrypt validation requests.

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Users of the Let’s Encrypt non-profit certificate authority, community-controlled and providing certificates free of charge to anyone, have encountered issues confirming domain ownership in the '.top' zone via DNS when obtaining certificates. Since June 25, the DNS servers responsible for the top-level domain '.top' have ceased accepting queries from the resolvers used by the Let’s Encrypt project during the DNS-01 verification process, which, for example, […]

The Eclipse community has introduced the integrated development environment Theia IDE

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The first official release of the new integrated development environment Theia IDE has occurred, developed by the Eclipse Foundation based on the Theia code editor and the plugins designed for it. The project code is written in TypeScript and is distributed under the EPLv2 (Eclipse Public License). The Theia IDE product is provided as a self-contained desktop application intended for installation on local systems, and […]

New Versions of Debian 12.6 and 11.10

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The sixth corrective update of the Debian 12 distribution has been formed, which includes accumulated package updates and fixes in the installer. The release includes 162 updates addressing stability issues and 84 updates fixing vulnerabilities. Notable changes in Debian 12.6 include updates to the latest stable versions of packages such as clamav, dpdk, flatpak, nvidia, openssl, ovn, postfix, postgresql-15, qemu […]

Wine 9.12 Release

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An experimental release of the open implementation of the Win32 API — Wine 9.12 has been launched. Since the 9.11 release, 24 bug reports have been closed and 310 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: the Wine Mono engine with .NET platform implementation has been updated to version 9.2.0. Initial support for placing data structures of the user32 library in shared memory has been added. The engine used in the command interpreter has been rewritten […]

Discussion on the FreeBSD 15 branch and the integration of Rust support into FreeBSD

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The FreeBSD Foundation has published a series of reports based on discussions from the recent FreeBSD developer summit held in Canada. Among the topics discussed at the summit are: the integration of Rust tooling into the base system, the delivery and rewriting of applications in Rust, and providing the ability to develop kernel components in Rust. The benefits of integrating Rust include enhanced security through the use of tools for […]

The openSUSE project has introduced the Agama 9 installer with a new web interface

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The developers of the openSUSE project have released the installer Agama 9, designed to replace the classic installation interface of SUSE and openSUSE, notable for separating the user interface from the internal components of YaST. Agama allows the use of various frontends, such as a frontend for managing installations via a web interface. Live builds for testing the new installer have been created for architectures x86_64, ppc64le, s390x, and ARM64, supporting the installation of openSUSE […]

Release of Linguist Translate 6.0.0, a browser extension for translation.

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A new significant version of Linguist Translate has been released, a browser extension for full-featured translation from one language to another. The extension is privacy-focused and besides translation capabilities, includes a dictionary with bookmarks. It supports both organization of translation on the local system using engines like Bergamot, LibreTranslator, TartuNLP, and LingvaTranslator, and connecting external services such as Google Translate, Yandex Translate, […]

Release of the multimedia server PipeWire 1.2.0.

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After seven months of development, a new stable branch of the multimedia server PipeWire 1.2.0 has been formed. It replaces the PulseAudio sound server and is distinguished by the addition of tools for working with video streams, the ability to process audio with minimal latency, and a new security model for managing access at the level of individual devices and streams. The project is supported in GNOME and is enabled by default […]

Micron's new factories in the USA are set to start production between 2026 and 2028.

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When Micron announced plans in 2022 to build two new factories in the U.S., their launch was anticipated ‘by the end of the decade.’ This week, the company specified more precise timelines for their operation: the factory in Idaho is expected to begin production in the 2027 fiscal year, while the New York factory is scheduled to start in the 2028 fiscal year. Image source: Micron Source: […]

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