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The release of Rocky Linux 8.4 has taken place, aimed at creating a new free build of RHEL that can take the place of the classic CentOS, after Red Hat decided to end support for the CentOS 8 branch at the end of 2021, rather than in 2029 as originally planned. This is the first stable release of the project, recognized as ready for production deployments. Rocky builds […]
The W3C consortium announced that the Web Audio API has been granted recommended standard status. The Web Audio specification describes a high-level API that allows for the development of web applications in JavaScript for sound synthesis and processing, which operate in web browsers without the need for additional plugins. Use cases for Web Audio include adding sound effects to pages and developing web applications for processing, recording, playback […]
Developers of the NixOS distribution have reported the implementation of integrity verification support for the minimal iso image (iso_minimal.x86_64-linux) using reproducible build mechanisms. Previously, reproducible builds were available at the individual package level, and are now extended to the entire iso image. Any user can create an iso image that is completely identical to the provided downloadable iso image and verify that it is built from the provided source texts and […]
The repository packages.microsoft.com, through which packages with Microsoft products are distributed for various Linux distributions, was non-operational for over 22 hours. This included unavailability for the installation of Linux versions of .NET Core, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft SQL Server, as well as various Azure devops handlers. Details of the incident have not been disclosed, only that the issues arose due to regressive […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2021-3609) has been identified in the Linux kernel, allowing a local user to elevate their privileges in the system. The issue is caused by a race condition in the implementation of the CAN BCM protocol and is present in Linux kernel releases from 2.6.25 to 5.13-rc6. The problem remains unpatched in distributions (RHEL, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE, Arch). The researcher who discovered the vulnerability was able to craft an exploit to gain root rights […]
The release of the Min web browser 1.20 is available, offering a minimalist interface centered around address bar manipulation. The browser is built using the Electron platform, which allows for the creation of standalone applications based on the Chromium engine and Node.js platform. The Min interface is written in JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. The code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Builds are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Min supports navigation […]
After a year of development, the release of the Live distribution NST 34 (Network Security Toolkit) has taken place, designed for network security analysis and monitoring its operation. The size of the bootable ISO image (x86_64) is 4.8 GB. A special repository has been prepared for Fedora Linux users, allowing them to install all the developments created within the NST project on an already installed system. The distribution is based on Fedora 34 […]
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 […]