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Critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in Exim, allowing arbitrary code execution on the server.

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ZDI (Zero Day Initiative) has published details about three critical vulnerabilities found in the Exim mail server, allowing the execution of arbitrary code on behalf of the server process that opened port 25. No authentication is required for the attack on the server. CVE-2023-42115 — allows unauthorized data to be written outside the designated buffer. This is caused by an input validation error in the SMTP service. CVE-2023-42116 – caused by copying […]

Red Hat is transitioning to the Jira platform for bug tracking.

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Red Hat, one of the largest contributors to open source software, is transitioning to the proprietary Jira platform for tracking bugs in RHEL. The company claims that moving away from Bugzilla will unify ticket management across all Red Hat products and increase the efficiency of technical support engineers. Key changes for RHEL users: The existing ticket tracker for RHEL and CentOS Stream […]

Release of the mobile platform Android 14

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Google has released the open mobile platform Android 14. The source code related to this release has been published in the project's Git repository (branch android-14.0.0_r1). Firmware updates are prepared for Pixel series devices. Later updates will be prepared for smartphones from Samsung Galaxy, iQOO, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi. Additionally, generic system images (GSI) have been created.

Release of Elementary OS 7.1

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The distribution release of Elementary OS 7.1 has been announced, positioned as a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on high-quality design aimed at creating an easy-to-use system that consumes minimal resources and offers high boot speed. Users are provided with a custom desktop environment called Pantheon. Bootable ISO images (3 GB) are available for download.

Announcement of the Raspberry Pi 5 board

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The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the Raspberry Pi 5 board, which will be available for sale in late October to early November 2023, priced at $60 for 4 GB of RAM and $80 for 8 GB of RAM. According to statements, the performance of the Raspberry Pi 5 is 2-3 times better than that of the Raspberry Pi 4, which was released in 2018.

The Umvirt LFS Auto Builder automated build system is available

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Thanks to the Umvirt LFS Auto Builder automated build environment, users can create a basic bootable image of Linux From Scratch 12.0-systemd with just one command. Step-by-step builds are also possible. It is expected that after the image is created, it will be further customized and configured by the user according to their preferences. In addition to its primary purpose, the build environment can be used for comparative performance testing of hardware.

Release of LMDE 6

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The release of LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 6 Faye has taken place. LMDE is based on a Debian package base. LMDE is available only in the Cinnamon edition. What's new: The package base for LMDE is based on Debian 12; Linux kernel 6.1; Cinnamon 5.8; Python has been upgraded to version 3.11.2; Systemd 252; GCC compiler has been updated to version 12.2; Rust compiler has been updated to version 1.63.

Firefox 118

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Firefox 118 is now available. It features a built-in web page translator powered by the Bergamot engine (developed by Mozilla in collaboration with European universities with financial support from the European Union). The translation is carried out by a neural network on the user's side without sending text to online services. A processor supporting SSE4.1 is required to use this feature. English, Bulgarian, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, and French languages are available (language models need to be installed […]

Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" BETA

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The beta version of Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" is now available for download. The stable release is scheduled for October 12. Ubuntu is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. The main developer and sponsor is Canonical. The project is currently being actively developed and supported by the free community. Key changes include: • Desktop updated to GNOME 45 • Linux kernel updated to […]

Firefox and Cloudflare have enabled ECH support to hide domain names in HTTPS traffic.

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Mozilla has announced the inclusion of support for the Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) mechanism in the stable branch of Firefox for users, continuing the development of the Encrypted Server Name Indication (ESNI) technology and designed to encrypt information about TLS session parameters, such as the requested domain name. Initially, the code for ECH support was added in Firefox version 85 but was disabled by default. In […]

HyperDX: an alternative to Datadog and New Relic

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On September 13, HyperDX was released on GitHub — a monitoring and debugging tool that allows users to correlate logs, traces, and sessions in one place. The source code is available and distributed under the MIT license. HyperDX helps engineers understand the reasons for production failures and resolve issues more quickly. It is an open-source alternative to Datadog and New Relic. It can be deployed on your own […]

GNOME 45 'Rīga'

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After six months of development, GNOME 45 was released under the codename 'Rīga'. The new release is already available in the experimental builds of Fedora 39 and Ubuntu 23.10. The GNOME project is an international community supported by a non-profit foundation, focusing on user experience quality, top-notch internationalization, and accessibility. Key changes include: • A new virtual desktop indicator and the removal of the […]

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