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Sound Open Firmware 2.2 is now available, a set of open firmware for DSP chips.

The release of Sound Open Firmware 2.2 (SOF) has been published, initially created by Intel to move away from the practice of providing closed firmware for DSP chips related to audio processing. The project has since been transferred under the aegis of the Linux Foundation and is now being developed with community involvement and participation from companies like AMD, Google, and NXP. The project is developing an SDK to simplify firmware development, […]

Local vulnerability in nftables that allows privilege escalation

A vulnerability has been discovered in Netfilter, a subsystem of the Linux kernel used for filtering and modifying network packets (CVE not assigned), which allows a local user to execute code at the kernel level and escalate their privileges in the system. Researchers demonstrated an exploit that enabled a local user to gain root access on Ubuntu 22.04 with kernel version 5.15.0-39-generic. The vulnerability was initially scheduled for public disclosure on August 15, but […]

The Epiphany web browser (GNOME Web) has added support for WebExtension.

The GNOME web browser Epiphany, based on the WebKitGTK engine and offered to users as GNOME Web, has added support for add-ons in the WebExtension format. The WebExtensions API allows for the creation of add-ons using standard web technologies and unifies the development of add-ons across various browsers (WebExtensions is used in add-ons for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari). The version with add-on support will be included in […]

Release of the firewalld 1.2 firewall

The release of the dynamically managed firewall firewalld 1.2 has been published, implemented as a wrapper over the packet filters nftables and iptables. Firewalld runs as a background process that allows dynamic modification of packet filter rules via D-Bus, without the need to reload the packet filter rules or interrupt established connections. The project is already used in many Linux distributions, including RHEL 7+, Fedora 18+ […]

Release of Wine 7.12 and Wine Staging 7.12

An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 7.12 has occurred. Since the release of version 7.11, 13 bug reports have been closed and 266 changes have been made. The most significant changes include: Support for themes has been added for applications using Qt5. The vkd3d package implementing Direct3D 12, which operates through call translation to the Vulkan graphics API, has been updated to version 1.4. In the API […]

The Raspberry Pi project has introduced the Pico W board with Wi-Fi support.

The Raspberry Pi project has introduced a new Raspberry Pi Pico W board, continuing the development of the miniature Pico board equipped with the custom RP2040 microcontroller. The new edition features integrated Wi-Fi support (2.4GHz 802.11n), implemented based on the Infineon CYW43439 chip. The CYW43439 chip also supports Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low-Energy, but these features are not yet activated on the board. The price of the new board is 6 […]

End of LTS support for Debian 9.0

The support period for the LTS branch of the Debian 9 "Stretch" distribution, established in 2017, has come to an end. Updates for the LTS branch were released by a separate group of developers known as the LTS Team, composed of enthusiasts and representatives from companies interested in the long-term provision of updates for Debian. In the near future, the initiative group will begin forming a new LTS branch based on Debian 10 "Buster", for which standard support […]

Release of webOS Open Source Edition 2.17

The release of the open-source platform webOS Open Source Edition 2.17 has been published, which can be used on various portable devices, boards, and automotive infotainment systems. The Raspberry Pi 4 boards are considered as the reference hardware platform. The platform is being developed in a public repository under the Apache 2.0 license, with development overseen by the community, following a collaborative development management model. The webOS platform was originally developed by […]

Release of the web content management system InstantCMS 2.15.2.

The release of the web content management system InstantCMS 2.15.2 is now available, featuring a well-developed social interaction system and the use of 'content types,' somewhat reminiscent of Joomla. Projects of any complexity can be created based on InstantCMS, from personal blogs and landing pages to corporate portals. The project follows the MVC (model, view, controller) model. The code is written in PHP and is distributed under the license of […]

Wayland 1.21 is available

After six months of development, a stable release of the Wayland 1.21 protocol, inter-process communication mechanism, and libraries has been presented. The 1.21 branch is backward compatible at the API and ABI levels with 1.x releases and primarily includes bug fixes and minor protocol updates. A few days ago, a corrective update for the composite server Weston 10.0.1 was formed, which is being developed within a separate development cycle. Weston […]

Stable release of the Unity 7.6 user interface

The developers of the Ubuntu Unity project, which is developing an unofficial edition of Ubuntu Linux with the Unity desktop, have announced the formation of a stable release of the Unity 7.6 user interface. The Unity 7 shell is based on the GTK library and optimized for efficient use of vertical space on laptops with widescreen displays. The code is released under the GPLv3 license. Ready-made packages have been created for Ubuntu 22.04. The latest significant release […]

Packj — a toolkit for detecting malicious libraries in Python and JavaScript.

The developers of the Packj platform, which analyzes the security of libraries, have released an open-source command line tool that allows for the detection of risky constructs in packages that may be associated with malicious activity or the presence of vulnerabilities used to carry out attacks on projects utilizing the examined packages ("supply chain"). Support is provided for package verification in Python and JavaScript languages hosted in the PyPi and NPM directories (in this […]

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