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Flatpak 1.15.7: automatic removal of outdated drivers and other improvements

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The new version of Flatpak 1.15.7 introduces automatic removal of outdated drivers and improvements for Linux, ranging from the Meson build system to fixes for D-Bus and Wayland. A key feature of this new version is the automatic removal of outdated driver versions and other unused dependencies. This function aims to eliminate unnecessary components that accumulate over time by automatically removing runtimes, such as […]

A backdoor was found in the xz/liblzma library, allowing access through sshd.

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A backdoor (CVE-2024-3094) has been discovered in the XZ Utils package, which includes the liblzma library and utilities for working with compressed data in the '.xz' format. This backdoor allows for the interception and modification of data processed by applications connected to the liblzma library. Its primary target is the OpenSSH server, which in some distributions is linked to the libsystemd library that, in turn, uses liblzma. Binding sshd to the vulnerable library […]

PyPI has suspended the registration of new users and projects due to a surge in malicious publications.

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The Python Package Index (PyPI) repository has temporarily prohibited new user registrations and the creation of new projects due to an ongoing mass upload of malicious packages during an automated attack. The ban was implemented after 566 malicious packages were uploaded to the repository on March 26 and 27, styled to mimic 16 popular Python libraries. The package names were formed using type squatting, […]

The FuryGpu project develops a GPU based on FPGA.

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A working prototype of the FuryGpu project has been presented, which develops a DIY GPU based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ FPGA, designed as a separate board connected to a PC via a PCIe interface. Descriptions of the hardware blocks are implemented in SystemVerilog, and the board project is prepared in the free KiCAD PCB design automation system. In its current form, the FuryGpu GPU already allows for the game Quake to run […]

Release of GNU Coreutils 9.5 and its Rust variant

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The stable version of the GNU Coreutils 9.5 basic system utilities suite has been released, which includes programs such as sort, cat, chmod, chown, chroot, cp, date, dd, echo, hostname, id, ln, ls, etc. Key innovations: The cp, mv, install, cat, and split utilities have been optimized for read and write operations. The size of the minimum readable or writable block has increased […]

Release of VPN Lanemu 0.11.6

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The release of Lanemu P2P VPN 0.11.6 has occurred — a decentralized virtual private network operating on a Peer-To-Peer basis, where participants are connected directly to each other rather than through a central server. Network participants can find each other through BitTorrent trackers or BitTorrent DHT, or through other network participants (peer exchange). The application is a free and open-source alternative to VPN Hamachi, developed […]

A vulnerability that allows injecting escape sequences into foreign terminals

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A vulnerability (CVE-2024-28085) has been discovered in the wall utility, provided in the util-linux package, which is designed to send messages to terminals, allowing for an attack on other users' terminals through manipulation of escape sequences. The issue arises because the wall utility blocks the use of escape sequences in the input stream but fails to perform this operation for command-line arguments, allowing an attacker to execute escape sequences […]

Release of Samba 4.20.0

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After 6 months of development, the release of Samba 4.20.0 has been presented, continuing the development of the Samba 4 branch with a full implementation of domain controller and Active Directory service compatible with the Windows 2008 implementation and capable of servicing all supported Microsoft versions of Windows clients, including Windows 11. Samba 4 is a multifunctional server product that also provides a file server, print service, and server […]

Plasma 6.0.3

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Today, KDE releases a bug-fix update for KDE Plasma version 6.0.3. This release includes fixes from KDE contributors over the past two weeks. A total of more than 149 fixes have been made, including: The animation for hovering over/removing the floating panel has been smoothed out when using scaling factors above 100%, as well as overall. Records for […]

The release of the Tails 6.1 distribution.

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The release of the specialized distribution Tails 6.1 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian 12 package base, has been formed. It comes with the GNOME 43 desktop and is designed for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. By default, all connections except for traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter. User data is stored in the mode […]

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