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A method to bypass code execution isolation systems in Python has been published, based on a long-known bug that appeared in Python 2.7, identified in 2012 and still unpatched in Python 3. This bug allows specially crafted Python code to access already freed memory (Use-After-Free) in CPython. Originally, it was assumed that […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2022-30333) has been discovered in the unrar utility, allowing specially crafted archive extraction to overwrite files outside the current directory, subject to user permissions. The issue has been resolved in RAR 6.12 and unrar 6.1.7 releases. The vulnerability affects versions for Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS, but does not impact builds for Android and Windows. The problem arises from inadequate checks against the ‘/..’ sequence […]
After a year and a half of development, iXsystems has released TrueNAS CORE 13, a distribution for quickly deploying network-attached storage (NAS). TrueNAS CORE 13 is based on the FreeBSD 13 codebase, featuring integrated ZFS support and management through a web interface built using the Django Python framework. It supports FTP, NFS, Samba, AFP, rsync, and […]
A new release of the classic toolkit for managing the iptables packet filter 1.8.8 has been published, with recent development focused on components to maintain backward compatibility — iptables-nft and ebtables-nft, providing utilities with the same command-line syntax as iptables and ebtables, but translating the received rules into bytecode nf_tables. The original set of iptables programs, including ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables, is included in […]
A stable release of the interface to simplify network parameter configuration — NetworkManager 1.38.0 is now available. Plugins for supporting VPN, OpenConnect, PPTP, OpenVPN, and OpenSWAN are developed under their own development cycles. Key innovations in NetworkManager 1.38 include: The logic for selecting the source address has been revamped when multiple IP addresses exist on the network interface. The rules for establishing priority for IPv6 addresses have been aligned with the rules previously applied […]
The release of the Alt Workstation K 10 distribution has been published, shipped with a graphical environment based on KDE Plasma. Boot images have been prepared for the x86_64 architecture (HTTP, Yandex mirror, Distrib Coffee, Infania Networks). The operating system has been registered in the Unified Register of Russian Software and meets the requirements for transitioning to infrastructure based on domestic operating systems. The KDE-based build is the final part of the overall update […]
The release of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 7.1 has been published, implementing a server for online editors ONLYOFFICE and facilitating collaboration. The editors can be used to work with text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The project's code is distributed under the free license AGPLv3. At the same time, the release of the ONLYOFFICE DesktopEditors 7.1 product has been formed, built on a unified codebase with the online editors. The desktop editors are presented as desktop applications, […]
Google has announced its joining the OpenSSF (Open Source Security Foundation) initiative, formed by the Linux Foundation and aimed at enhancing the security of open-source software. As part of its participation, Google has created and will fund the work of a separate team of engineers, the 'Open Source Maintenance Crew,' which will collaborate with maintainers of critically important open projects on issues related to strengthening […]
Canonical has released version 1.9 of the multipass tool, designed to simplify the installation of various versions of Ubuntu in virtual machines running on Linux, Windows, and macOS virtualization systems. Multipass allows developers to launch the desired version of Ubuntu in a virtual machine with a single command, without additional configurations, for experiments or testing their applications. In Linux, a virtual machine is launched using […]
Corrective updates have been formulated for all supported branches of PostgreSQL: 14.3, 13.7, 12.11, 11.16, and 10.22. The 10.x branch is nearing the end of its support lifecycle (updates will be available until November 2022). Updates for the 11.x branch will continue until November 2023, for 12.x until November 2024, for 13.x until November 2025, and for 14.x until November 2026 […]
The release of AlmaLinux 8.6 has been formed, synchronized with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 distribution and containing all proposed changes in this release. Builds have been prepared for x86_64, ARM64, and ppc64le architectures in the form of a bootable image (830 MB), a minimal image (1.6 GB), and a full image (11 GB). Live builds and images for Raspberry Pi boards and containers are also promised later […]
The release of EuroLinux 8.6 has taken place, prepared by recompiling the source texts of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 distribution packages and is fully binary compatible with it. Installation images are available for download, with sizes of 11 GB (appstream) and 1.6 GB. The distribution can also be used to replace the CentOS 8 branch, which ceased support at the end of 2021. EuroLinux builds […]