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Release of Samba 4.15.0

The release of Samba 4.15.0 has been announced, continuing the development of the Samba 4 branch with a complete implementation of the domain controller and Active Directory service, compatible with the Windows 2000 implementation and capable of servicing all supported Microsoft versions of Windows clients, including Windows 10. Samba 4 is a multifunctional server product that also provides a file server, print service, and identification server (winbind). Key changes […]

Release of DXVK 1.9.2, a Direct3D 9/10/11 implementation over the Vulkan API

The release of the DXVK 1.9.2 layer is available, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, which operates through call translation in the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as Mesa RADV 20.2, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0 and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]

The Headscale project is developing an open server for the distributed VPN network Tailscale

The Headscale project is developing an open implementation of the server component of the Tailscale VPN network, allowing the creation of Tailscale-like VPN networks on its own infrastructure without being tied to third-party services. The Headscale code is written in Go and is distributed under the BSD license. The project is managed by Juan Font Alonso from the European Space Agency. Tailscale enables the connection of any number of geographically dispersed hosts into one […]

Release of the software sound synthesizer Bespoke Synth 1.0

After 10 years of development, the first stable release of the Bespoke Synth project is available, which develops a modular software sound synthesizer that allows generating and processing sound based on the visual redirecting of audio streams between different modules that shape and alter the sound wave, as well as apply effects. The project's code is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Ready builds are prepared for […]

Release of the Kali Linux 2021.3 distribution for security research

The release of the Kali Linux 2021.3 distribution has been unveiled, intended for testing systems for vulnerabilities, conducting audits, analyzing residual information, and identifying the consequences of malicious attacks. All original developments created within the framework of this distribution are distributed under the GPL license and are available through a public Git repository. Several variants of ISO images, sized 380 MB, 3.8 GB, and 4.6 GB, are prepared for download. […]

Release of Debugger GDB 11

The release of the GDB 11.1 debugger has been introduced (the first release of the 11.x series, branch 11.0 was used for development). GDB supports source-level debugging for a wide range of programming languages (Ada, C, C++, Objective-C, Pascal, Go, Rust, etc.) across various hardware (i386, amd64, ARM, Power, Sparc, RISC-V, etc.) and software platforms (GNU/Linux, *BSD, Unix, Windows, macOS). Key […]

30 years since the first release of the Linux kernel 0.01.

It has been 30 years since the first public release of the Linux kernel. Kernel 0.01 was 62 KB in size when compressed, included 88 files, and contained 10,239 lines of source code. According to Linus Torvalds, the moment of publishing kernel 0.01 marks the true anniversary of the project. It included 88 files and 10,239 lines of code. Linus wrote in the mailing list […]

Vulnerability in the io_uring subsystem of the Linux kernel allows privilege escalation.

A vulnerability (CVE-2021-41073) has been discovered in the Linux kernel, allowing a local user to elevate their privileges in the system. The issue stems from an error in the implementation of the asynchronous input/output io_uring interface, leading to a call to a memory block that has already been freed. It is noted that the researcher was able to achieve memory release at a specified offset while manipulating the loop_rw_iter() function as an unprivileged user, making it possible to create a working […]

The Windowsfx project has prepared an Ubuntu build with a Windows 11-styled interface.

A preview release of the Windowsfx 11 distribution is now available, aimed at recreating the Windows 11 interface and specific Windows visual effects. The environment has been recreated using a specialized WxDesktop theme and additional applications. The build is based on Ubuntu 20.04 and KDE Plasma 5.22.5 desktop. An ISO image sized 4.3 GB is prepared for download. The project is also developing a paid version that includes […]

Google will fund a security audit of 8 important open-source projects.

The OSTIF (Open Source Technology Improvement Fund), established to enhance the security of open projects, has announced a partnership with Google, which has expressed its willingness to fund an independent security audit of 8 open projects. The funds received from Google will be used to audit Git, the JavaScript library Lodash, the PHP framework Laravel, the Java framework Slf4j, the JSON libraries Jackson (Jackson-core and Jackson-databind), and Java components of Apache Httpcomponents […]

Firefox is conducting an experiment to use Bing as the default search engine

Mozilla is conducting an experiment to switch 1% of Firefox users to use Microsoft's Bing search engine by default. The experiment began on September 6 and will last until the end of January 2022. Users can assess their participation in Mozilla's experiments on the 'about:studies' page. For users who prefer other search engines, settings will still allow choosing a search engine of their liking. Reminder: […]

Release of Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS distribution

An update for Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS has been released. This release includes only accumulated package updates related to addressing vulnerabilities and issues affecting stability. The kernel and software versions correspond to version 18.04.5. The main goal of the new release is to update the installation images for amd64 and arm64 architectures. The installation image addresses issues related to key revocation during the resolution of […]

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