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Google has released version 107 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which serves as the basis for Chrome, is also available. Chrome differs from Chromium by using Google logos, having a system for sending crash notifications, modules for playing copy-protected video content (DRM), automatic update installation, constant Sandbox isolation, provision of keys to Google APIs, and transmission during […]
Postgres Pro has published a full translation of the PostgreSQL 15.0 database management system documentation into English (PDF, Epub). In addition to the translation of the official documentation, several publicly available English-language books on PostgreSQL have been released — "Postgres: A First Encounter" (PDF), "Inside PostgreSQL" (PDF), "PostgreSQL. Basics of SQL Language" (PDF), and "Introduction to Database Technologies" (PDF). Source: opennet.ru
Lennart Poettering has published a proposal for modernizing the boot process of Linux distributions aimed at addressing existing issues and simplifying the organization of a fully verified boot that verifies the integrity of the kernel and base system environment. The necessary changes for implementing the new architecture are already included in the systemd codebase and affect components such as systemd-stub, systemd-measure, systemd-cryptenroll, systemd-cryptsetup, systemd-pcrphase, and systemd-creds. Proposed changes […]
Google has announced the formation of the first stable releases of the components that make up the Sigstore project, which is declared suitable for creating production implementations. Sigstore develops tools and services for software verification using digital signatures and maintaining a public log that confirms the authenticity of changes (transparency log). The project is being developed under the auspices of the non-profit organization Linux Foundation by companies such as Google, Red Hat, Cisco, vmWare, […]
Corrective releases of Samba package versions 4.17.2, 4.16.6, and 4.15.11 have been published to fix two vulnerabilities. The release of package updates across distributions can be tracked on the pages: Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, RHEL, SUSE, Arch, FreeBSD. CVE-2022-3437 — buffer overflow in unwrap_des() and unwrap_des3() functions provided in the GSSAPI library from the Heimdal package (included with Samba since version 4.0). Exploiting the vulnerability […]
The W3C Consortium has published a draft of the third edition of the specification standardizing the PNG image packaging format. The new version is fully backward compatible with the second edition of the PNG specification released in 2003 and features additional capabilities such as support for animated images, the ability to integrate EXIF metadata, and the provision of CICP (Coding-Independent Code Points) properties for defining color spaces (including […]
The release of the Brython 3.11 project (Browser Python) has been introduced, implementing the Python 3 programming language for execution in web browsers, allowing the use of Python instead of JavaScript for Web script development. The project code is written in Python and distributed under the BSD license. By including the brython.js and brython_stdlib.js libraries, web developers can utilize Python to define the logic of a website on […]
Changes have begun to be integrated into the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) repository, where the source texts of the Android platform are developed, to support devices with processors based on the RISC-V architecture. The set of changes for RISC-V support has been prepared by Alibaba Cloud and includes 76 patches covering various subsystems, including the graphics stack, audio system, video playback components, bionic library, Dalvik virtual machine, […]
After a year of development, a significant release of the Python programming language 3.11 has been made. This new branch will be supported for one and a half years, after which there will be three and a half additional years for vulnerability patching. Simultaneously, alpha testing of the Python 3.12 branch has begun (according to the new development schedule, work on a new branch starts five months before release […]
The release of the lightweight window manager IceWM 3.1.0 is now available. IceWM provides full management through keyboard shortcuts, support for virtual desktops, taskbars, and application menus. The window manager is configured through a fairly simple configuration file, and theme customization is possible. Built-in applets for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic are available. Several third-party GUIs are being developed for configuration, desktop implementations, and editors […]
After 9 years since the last significant branch was formed, the release of the memory testing program MemTest86+ 6.00 has been published. The program is not tied to any operating systems and can be run directly from the BIOS/UEFI firmware or from a bootloader for a full memory check. In case of detected issues, the built-in MemTest86+ memory failure map can be used in the kernel […]
During the discussion on workarounds for x86 processors that do not support the 'cmpxchg8b' instruction, Linus Torvalds stated that it may be time to mandate the presence of this instruction for kernel operation and to drop support for i486 processors that do not support 'cmpxchg8b', instead of trying to emulate this instruction on processors that are no longer used. Currently […]