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CVE-2026-31431: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in All Modern Linux Systems

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Details of the "Copy Fail" vulnerability CVE-2026-31431 (Base Score: 7.8 HIGH) have been published. This vulnerability allows local privilege escalation to root for any local user without special tools or conditions. Most systems released since 2017 are affected. The vulnerability is due to a flaw in authencesn—a cryptographic template in the Linux kernel—and is exploited through the AF_ALG interface. An exploit with code in […]

Release of LXC 7.0 and LXD 6.8 container management tools

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The Linux Containers community has published the release of the LXC 7.0 isolated container toolkit, which provides a runtime suitable for both running containers with a full system environment, close to virtual machines, and for running unprivileged individual application containers (OCI). LXC is a low-level toolkit that operates at the level of individual containers. For centralized management of containers deployed in a cluster of […]

GTK2-NG: Fork of the GTK2 library

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One of the Devuan distribution's developers has unveiled the GTK2-NG project, which will develop a fork of the GTK2 library, aiming to continue its maintenance and ensure high-quality performance in modern distributions. Maintaining the fork will allow Devuan to continue shipping GTK2-based applications after the end of GTK2 support in Debian 14, which is expected to be released in the summer of 2027. The GTK project's developers have stopped […]

Release of fheroes2 1.1.15, the open source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 2

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The fheroes2 project, version 1.1.15, is now available. It recreates the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine from scratch. The project code is written in C++ and is licensed under the GPLv2. To run the game, you need game resource files, which can be obtained from the original Heroes of Might and Magic II. The project includes a script for automatically loading […]

fheroes2 1.1.15: Editor updates, new maps, and Battle mode improvements

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Dear fheroes2 fans! Development of the open-source Heroes of Might and Magic 2 engine continues, and we are thrilled to announce the release of a new version of the fheroes2 engine – 1.1.15! This release brings a host of exciting improvements to a wide range of engine components. So, without further ado, let's dive into the details! First off, the community continues to delight us with […]

GTK2-NG, a fork of the GTK2 library, is introduced.

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One of the Devuan distribution's developers has unveiled the GTK2-NG project, which will develop a fork of the GTK2 library, aiming to continue its maintenance and ensure high-quality performance in modern distributions. Maintaining the fork will allow Devuan to continue shipping GTK2-based applications after the end of GTK2 support in Debian 14, which is expected to be released in the summer of 2027. The GTK project's developers have stopped […]

Valve has released the GameNetworkingSockets 1.5.0 networking library.

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After four years of development, Valve has released GameNetworkingSockets 1.5.0, a library implementing a messaging system over UDP that can be used to organize high-speed and reliable network data exchange in games. The code is written in C++ and is licensed under the BSD license. GameNetworkingSockets implements a TCP-like connection-establishment protocol over UDP, but is designed for […]

Fedora 44

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On April 28th, the latest version of the Fedora Linux distribution family, version 44, was quietly released. The Fedora team prefers to test the distribution before releasing it, so the release was delayed twice as per standard protocol (the original release date was April 14th). Key features of Gnome 50 include: X11-related code removed; Anaconda installer: network profile creation logic changed; Wine NTSYNC: enabled by default […]

7-Zip 26.01

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Version 26.01 of the 7-Zip library and command-line utility has been released. It handles archives in 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, and many other formats. The project is written in C and C++ and is licensed under the GNU LGPL. Changes: The Linux version of 7-Zip can use large (2 MB) memory pages, which increases the compression speed of 7z/xz/LZMA/LZMA2 files by […]

A collaborative code development platform for government agencies has been created in the Netherlands using Forgejo.

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The Dutch government has launched its own source code hosting service, code.overheid.nl, which it plans to use to publish and collaboratively develop open source software for government agencies. The hosting service is positioned as a European alternative to GitHub and GitLab and aims to ensure digital sovereignty. It is based on the open source collaborative development platform Forgejo. The project was launched by the Open Source Program Office, a division of the Ministry of the Interior […]

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