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The openSUSE distribution has proposed testing a new installer

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The openSUSE developers have invited users to participate in testing the new D-Installer installer. Installation images have been prepared for x86_64 (598 MB) and Aarch64/ARM64 (614 MB) architectures. The downloaded image allows the installation of three platforms: the stable release of openSUSE Leap 15.4, the continuously updated openSUSE Tumbleweed, and the Leap Micro 5.2 edition, built on isolated containers (for x86_64 only). The new installer will […]

Fedora 37 has been postponed by two weeks due to a critical vulnerability in OpenSSL

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The Fedora project developers have announced the postponement of the Fedora 37 release to November 15 due to the need to address a critical vulnerability in the OpenSSL library. Since details of the vulnerability will only be revealed on November 1, and it is unclear how long it will take to implement protection in the distribution, the release has been delayed by two weeks. This is not the first time the deadlines have been postponed — […]

Release of ToaruOS 2.1

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The release of the Unix-like operating system ToaruOS 2.1, which was written from scratch and comes with its own kernel, bootloader, standard C library, package manager, user space components, and a graphical interface with a composite window manager, has been announced. Initially, the project was developed at the University of Illinois as a research effort to create new composite graphical interfaces but then transformed into a standalone operating system. The project code […]

Release of VKD3D-Proton 2.7, a fork of Vkd3d implementing Direct3D 12

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Valve has released VKD3D-Proton 2.7, a branch from the vkd3d codebase designed to enhance Direct3D 12 support in the Proton game launch package. VKD3D-Proton features Proton-specific modifications, optimizations, and improvements for better performance of Windows games based on Direct3D 12 that have not yet been accepted into the main vkd3d repository. Notable differences also include a focus on […]

Experiment to gain control over packages in the AUR repository

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Results have been published from an experiment on seizing control over packages in the AUR (Arch User Repository), which is used by third-party developers to distribute their packages without inclusion in the main Arch Linux distribution repositories. Researchers prepared a script to check for the expiration of domain registrations found in PKGBUILD and SRCINFO files. During the execution of this script, 14 expired domains were identified, used in 20 […]

Release of Display Server Mir 2.10

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The release of display server Mir 2.10 has been announced, which continues to be developed by Canonical, despite the abandonment of the Unity shell and the Ubuntu edition for smartphones. Mir remains in demand in Canonical projects and is now positioned as a solution for embedded devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). Mir can be used as a compositing server for Wayland, allowing apps to run in environments […]

Firefox 106.0.2 and Tor Browser 11.5.6 Update

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A patch release of Firefox 106.0.2 is now available, addressing several issues: Fixed a problem with missing content in some PDF forms. In the configuration, the width of the column showing the current state of website notification permissions has been normalized. Resolved browser hangs when using accessibility tools on certain sites (for example, when opening the Proxmox web interface). A problem has been fixed […]

Chrome 107 has been released.

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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 […]

Documentation for PostgreSQL 15.0 is available in English

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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 proposed a new architecture for verified Linux boot.

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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 […]

The readiness of the Sigstore code cryptographic verification system has been announced.

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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, […]

Vulnerabilities in Samba leading to buffer overflow and out-of-bounds access

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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 […]

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