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Bypassing verification in the xml-crypto library, which has a million downloads per week

A vulnerability (CVE-402-2024) has been identified in the xml-crypto JavaScript library, used as a dependency in 32962 projects and downloaded from the NPM catalog about a million times every week, which has been assigned the maximum severity level (10 out of 10). The library provides functions for encryption and digital signature verification of XML documents. The vulnerability allows an attacker to authenticate a fictitious document, which in the default configuration would be […]

Release of the Mojo 24.3 programming language

A release of the Mojo 24.3 programming language toolkit has been published, allowing you to compile projects on the local system. Includes components needed to develop applications in the Mojo language, including a compiler, runtime, an interactive REPL shell for building and running programs, a debugger, an add-on for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor with support for input completion, code formatting, and highlighting syntax, module for […]

VirtualBox 7.0.18 update

Oracle has published a corrective release of the VirtualBox 7.0.18 virtualization system, which contains 3 fixes: An error in network components has been fixed, due to which a recommendation was published not to install the VirtualBox 7.0.16 version. The error led to system crash in the host environment when using virtual machines with network bridge settings or using a network adapter in the VM that works only on the host side […]

CIQ extends CentOS 7 lifespan

CentOS users who have not yet migrated to Rocky Linux can extend the lifespan of CentOS with additional support from CIQ Bridge. CIQ Bridge will extend service life for up to three years after EOL for organizations that need additional time to migrate to Rocky Linux, for a flat-rate annual subscription. CIQ is a founding partner […]

The number of add-ons for the Android version of Firefox has exceeded 1000

Mozilla announced that it has surpassed the milestone of 1000 add-ons available for the Android version of Firefox in the AMO directory (addons.mozilla.org). In December 2023, after the introduction of the add-on infrastructure for the Android version of Firefox, there were 489 add-ons in the catalog. In less than five months, the number of add-ons ported to the Android version of Firefox has doubled. Developers of add-ons already supplied for the desktop version of Firefox […]

Apple sweetened the news of a 4% drop in revenue with an announcement about a $110 billion share buyback.

Long before the publication of Apple's quarterly report, analysts discussed the decline in demand for iPhone in China, and official statistics showed that revenue from sales of smartphones of this brand as a whole fell by 10%. Apple's total revenue fell 4%, but the company encouraged investors by announcing plans to spend $110 billion to buy back its own shares. Image source: […]