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The tenth corrective update of the Debian 10 distribution has been released, incorporating accumulated package updates and fixing issues in the installer. The release includes 81 updates addressing stability issues and 55 updates resolving vulnerabilities. Notable changes in Debian 10.10 include the implementation of support for the SBAT (UEFI Secure Boot Advanced Targeting) mechanism, addressing issues with the revocation of certificates certified by […]
SQLite 3.36 has been released, a lightweight database management system designed as a plug-in library. The SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used freely and without restrictions for any purpose. The financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a specially created consortium, which includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Major changes include the output of the "EXPLAIN QUERY […]
A corrective release of OpenVPN 2.5.3 has been prepared, a package for creating virtual private networks, allowing for encrypted connections between two client machines or enabling the operation of a centralized VPN server for simultaneous work of several clients. The OpenVPN code is distributed under the GPLv2 license, with ready binary packages being formed for Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, and Windows. The new version fixes a vulnerability (CVE-2021-3606) that manifests only in […]
The experimental branch of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 6.11 has been released. Since the release of version 6.10, 33 bug reports have been closed and 290 changes have been made. The most important changes include: support for themes has been added to all built-in Wine applications. All missing implementations of mathematical functions from the Musl library code have been added to the C runtime. Support for the MP3 format has been added in […]
The second significant release of the Wasmer project has taken place, which develops a runtime for executing WebAssembly modules. This runtime can be used to create universal applications capable of running on different operating systems, as well as for the isolated execution of untrusted code. The project's code is written in Rust and is distributed under the MIT license. Portability is ensured by compiling the application code into low-level intermediate code […]
The release of the Rust 1.53 systems programming language, originally based on a Mozilla project but now developed under the auspices of the independent non-profit Rust Foundation, has been announced. The language focuses on safe memory operations, provides automatic memory management, and offers tools for achieving high task execution parallelism, all while avoiding the use of a garbage collector and runtime (the runtime is limited to basic initialization and […]
Cloudflare has announced the release of a WARP application variant for Linux, which combines a DNS resolver using the 1.1.1.1 DNS service, VPN, and proxy to redirect traffic through Cloudflare's content delivery network infrastructure. The WireGuard protocol is used for encrypting traffic in the VPN, implemented in BoringTun, written in Rust, and running entirely in user space. A distinctive feature of WARP […]
Google has introduced the SLSA (Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts) framework, which summarizes existing experiences in protecting the development infrastructure from attacks that occur during coding, testing, building, and distribution stages. Development processes are becoming increasingly complex and reliant on third-party tools, creating favorable conditions for the promotion of attacks not aimed at the detection and exploitation […]
A stable release of the interface for simplifying network settings configuration is available — NetworkManager 1.32.0. Plugins for VPN support, including OpenConnect, PPTP, OpenVPN, and OpenSWAN, are being developed within their own development cycles. Key innovations in NetworkManager 1.32 include: The ability to select a firewall management backend, for which a new option "[main].firewall-backend" has been added to NetworkManager.conf. By default, the backend is set to "nftables", and when the system […]
A corrective release of Firefox 89.0.1 is available, which includes several fixes: The issue with improper functioning of scroll bars on Linux platforms, which manifests when using certain GTK themes, has been resolved. Performance and stability issues in the WebRender compositing system on Linux platforms have been addressed. Regressive changes related to fonts have been fixed. By default, the setting gfx.e10s.font-list.shared is enabled, allowing for savings of about 500 […]
A release of the DXVK 1.9 layer is available, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, working through call translation into the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers with support for 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 first release of the Aya library has been introduced, allowing the creation of eBPF handlers in the Rust language, which run inside the Linux kernel in a specialized JIT virtual machine. Unlike other tools for developing eBPF programs, Aya does not utilize libbpf and the bcc compiler, but offers its own implementation written in Rust, which uses the libc crate to directly access kernel system calls. […]