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Firewalld 2.5.0, a dynamically managed firewall built around the nftables and iptables packet filters, has been released. Firewalld runs as a background process, allowing dynamic packet filter rule changes via D-Bus, without reloading packet filter rules or interrupting existing connections. The project is already being used in many distributions. Linux, including RHEL 7+, Fedora 18+ […]
On June 30, 2026, notifications were published about fixing 13 new vulnerabilities in the FreeBSD operating system. CVE-2026-49418. A user with access to a device with a memory-mapped interface can implement a double-free/use-after-free in the kernel. This could possibly lead to privilege escalation. CVE-2026-49419. (FreeBSD 15+ only) Double decrement of the current jail's refcount when processing an error accessing another jail via jail […]
Postgres Professional announced the release of Postgres Pro Enterprise for 1C 18.4.1. The update is targeted at large 1C installations, where the database regularly encounters complex queries, multiple joins, temporary tables, reports, and scheduled operations. The official release notes indicate that the new version is based on PostgreSQL 18.4 and Postgres Pro Enterprise 18.3.2. One of […]
1 Valve has released the Proton 11.0-1 project, which is based on the Wine project codebase and is aimed at ensuring the launch of Linux gaming applications created for Windows and presented in the Steam catalog. Release 11.0-1 is marked as the first stable release of the 11.0 branch. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows you to directly run in Linux-Steam client gaming applications, […]
Following the Flathub catalog's ban on AI-generated apps, one developer decided to investigate whether Flathub had lost valuable contributors due to the ban. To do this, they examined the fate of projects tagged with the "AI Slop" tag, which Flathub began using in January of this year to identify projects whose manifest file was generated using AI or […]
Following the porting Linux The Sega MegaDrive now has the ability to run the kernel Linux with the Busybox utility suite on the Atari Jaguar game console, released in 1993. The console featured a Motorola 68000 CPU, 2 MB of RAM, and could use cartridges up to 6 MB as permanent storage. The device was equipped with two coprocessors: a Tom (GPU with […]
The Deepin 25.2 distribution has been released, developing its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) desktop, as well as about 40 user applications, including the Deepin Music music player, the Deepin Movie video player, the Deepin Store installer and software installation center. The project was founded by a group of developers from China, but has transformed into an international project and supports the Russian language. The distribution repository includes more than 8000 […]
1 In the core Linux The Bad Epoll vulnerability, registered as CVE-2026-46242, has been disclosed. It allows a regular local user without special privileges to escalate privileges to root. According to research author Jae-young Jeong, the issue affects not only Linux-desktops and servers, but also some Android-devices running new kernel versions—this is specifically highlighted in the Bad Epoll description. The error is located in […]
Corrective releases of X.Org Server 21.1.24 and the Device-Dependent X (DDX) component xwayland 24.1.13 have been released. These releases enable X.Org Server to run X11 applications in Wayland-based environments. These new versions address two vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited to escalate privileges on systems running the X server as root, as well as for remote code execution in […]
Valve has released Proton 11.0-1, a project based on the Wine project codebase that aims to ensure the launch of Linux gaming applications created for Windows and presented in the Steam catalog. Release 11.0-1 is marked as the first stable release of the 11.0 branch. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows you to directly run in Linux-Steam client gaming applications supplied […]
The LineageOS project has launched a new section with firmware usage statistics. It claims to have nearly 1.5 million active installations, of which only 26% (374) are official builds, while 74% (1.1 million) are unofficial builds compiled by third-party projects. The device ranking is led not by the smartphone itself, but by Waydroid, the launcher. Android-applications in Linux. [...]
1 Federal State Unitary Enterprise “State Corporation for Air Traffic Management”, responsible for air traffic management in Russia, has abandoned Windows, Hyper-V, Active Directory, and VMware solutions in favor of the Russian RED SOFT stack, CNews reports. Instead of foreign software, RED OS, RED ADM, RED Virtualization, and RED Database were implemented. The scale of the project is confirmed not only by the CNews publication. On the project's page on GlobalCIO […]