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Vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel's QoS subsystem allowing privilege elevation in the system

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Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-1281, CVE-2023-1829) have been discovered in the Linux kernel, allowing local users to elevate their privileges within the system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, the user needs the ability to create and modify traffic classifiers, which is available with CAP_NET_ADMIN rights that can be obtained by having the capability to create user namespaces. The issues appear starting from kernel 4.14 and have been fixed in the 6.2 branch […]

Release of Cryptographic Library Botan 3.0.0

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The release of the cryptographic library Botan 3.0.0 is available, used in the NeoPG project, a fork of GnuPG 2. The library provides a large collection of ready-made primitives utilized in the TLS protocol, X.509 certificates, AEAD ciphers, TPM modules, PKCS#11, password hashing, and post-quantum cryptography (hash-based signatures and key agreement based on McEliece). The library is written in C++ and is provided under the BSD license. […]

Release of FreeBSD 13.2 with support for Netlink and WireGuard.

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After 11 months of development, FreeBSD 13.2 has been released. Installation images have been created for amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv6, armv7, aarch64, and riscv64 architectures. Additionally, builds for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and cloud environments such as Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Vagrant have been prepared. Key changes: The ability to create snapshots of UFS and FFS file systems has been implemented, […]

Release of OpenBSD 7.3

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The release of the open-source UNIX-like operating system OpenBSD 7.3 has been announced. The OpenBSD project was founded by Theo de Raadt in 1995 after a conflict with the developers of NetBSD, which resulted in Theo being denied access to the NetBSD CVS repository. After this, Theo de Raadt, along with a group of like-minded individuals, created a new open-source operating system based on the NetBSD source tree […]

Release of Minetest 5.7.0, an open-source clone of the game Minecraft

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The release of Minetest 5.7.0 has taken place, a free cross-platform sandbox game engine that allows the creation of various voxel constructions, survival, mining resources, growing crops, etc. The game is written in C++ using the IrrlichtMt 3D library (a fork of Irrlicht 1.9-dev). The main feature of the engine is that gameplay is entirely dependent on a set of mods created in Lua and installed […]

Enthusiasts have been granted access to the OpenVMS 9.2 OS release for the x86-64 architecture.

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VMS Software, which acquired the rights from Hewlett-Packard to continue developing the OpenVMS (Virtual Memory System) operating system, has provided enthusiasts with the opportunity to download the port of OpenVMS 9.2 for the x86_64 architecture. In addition to the system image file (X86E921OE.ZIP), license keys for the community edition (x86community-20240401.zip), valid until April of the following year, are also offered for download. The OpenVMS 9.2 release is marked as the first full version available […]

Release of the telecommunication system Fonoster 0.4, an open alternative to Twilio

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The release of project Fonoster 0.4.0, which develops an open alternative to Twilio service, is now available. Fonoster allows you to deploy a cloud service on your infrastructure, providing a Web API for making and receiving calls, sending and receiving SMS messages, creating voice applications, and executing other communication functions. The project's code is written in JavaScript and is distributed under the MIT license. Key features of the platform include tools for creating programmable […]

Release of package manager DNF 4.15

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The release of package manager DNF 4.15, which is the default in Fedora Linux and RHEL distributions, is now available. DNF is a fork of Yum 3.4, adapted for use with Python 3 and using the hawkey library as a backend for resolving dependencies. Compared to Yum, DNF offers significantly higher speed, lower memory consumption, and better […]

Vulnerability in wireless access points allowing traffic interception

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A group of researchers from Tsinghua University (China) and George Mason University (USA) disclosed information about a vulnerability (CVE-2022-25667) in wireless access points, allowing traffic interception (MITM) in wireless networks secured using WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 protocols. By manipulating ICMP packets with the 'redirect' flag, an attacker can achieve the redirection of the victim's traffic within the wireless network through their system, which can […]

Release of Chrome OS 112

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The release of Chrome OS 112, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and web browser Chrome 112, is now available. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and instead of standard applications, web applications are used; however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The source code is distributed under […]

The Free Software Foundation has certified the VPN router ThinkPenguin TPE-R1400

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The Free Software Foundation has introduced a new device that has received the 'Respect Your Freedom' certification, which confirms that the device meets the requirements for ensuring user privacy and freedom and allows the use of a special logo in product-related materials, highlighting the user’s complete control over the device. The certificate has been awarded to the Gigabit Mini VPN Router (TPE-R1400), distributed by ThinkPenguin. The TPE-R1400 router is built on SoC […]

The Slint 1.0 toolkit for creating graphical interfaces has been released.

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The first significant release of the Slint graphical interface toolkit has been announced, summarizing three years of work on the project. Version 1.0 is positioned as ready for use in production projects. The toolkit is written in Rust and is available under the GPLv3 license or a commercial license (for use in proprietary products without opening the source code). The toolkit can be used for […]

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