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OpenZFS is an advanced file system and volume manager originally developed for Solaris and now supported by the OpenZFS community. Supported platforms: Linux: compatible with kernel versions 4.18 — 6.19 FreeBSD: compatible starting from version 13.3+, 14.0+ In this release: fixed accounting of available space for special/dedup entries; compatibility with Linux 6.19: build from the source tree: fix […]
Researchers from the University of California, Riverside have developed a new class of attacks on wireless networks — AirSnitch (PDF). The attacks allow bypassing client isolation mechanisms in Wi-Fi networks that prevent clients from directly communicating with each other. In the worst-case scenario, the attacks enable an attacker to redirect the victim's traffic (MITM) for analysis or modification of unencrypted requests, as well as to spoof […]
ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 9.3 has been released with the implementation of a server for ONLYOFFICE online editors and collaborative work. The editors can be used to work with text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The project code is distributed under the free AGPLv3 license. Ready builds have been created for Linux, Windows, and macOS. At the same time, the ONLYOFFICE DesktopEditors 9.3 product release has been formed, based on a single codebase with online editors. […]
Kernel developers have extended the support periods for three supported LTS branches of the Linux kernel. Support for branch 6.18 has been extended from 2 to 3 years, 6.12 from 2 to 4 years, and 6.6 from 3 to 4 years. The support for branches 6.1, 5.15, and 5.10 remains unchanged. For regular kernel releases, updates are released only until the next stable branch is released (for example, […]
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) distributed under the Apache license. Key changes: After a thorough analysis of the FreeRDP client code, several vulnerabilities have been fixed. Configuration isolation has been added. Third-party client/server applications must check the new APIs freerdp_setApplicationDetails and winpr_setApplicationDetails, allowing customizable space in configuration files and runtime data for each application. For developers, we have placed most […]
Following the vulnerability discovered at the end of January that allowed logging in as root without password verification, several privilege escalation methods have been identified in the telnetd server from the GNU InetUtils package, resulting from the incomplete resolution of the vulnerability found in 1999 (CVE-1999-0073). The vulnerabilities are caused by the ability of telnetd to transmit environment variables from the client to the server using the ENVIRON option. Such variables […]
Rumors of Solaris's demise have once again been disproven, as Oracle has released the Solaris operating system version 11.4 SRU 90 (Support Repository Update). Among the updated packages are: BIND 9.20.15, cups 2.4.15, Go 1.25.5, GNU Binutils 2.45, openssl 3.0.18, PHP 8.4.16, python 3.13.9, sqlite 3.51.0, xorg-server 21.1.20, Firefox 140.4.0esr, FreeType 2.14.1, GNU Screen 5.0.1, gtk3 3.24.51, samba […]
Firefox 148 is now available. A new section titled 'AI Management' has been added to the settings, allowing users to disable any AI-related features (which also removes uploaded language models). The new tab page in containers has learned to utilize user-uploaded wallpapers. The ability to receive remote enhancements no longer requires telemetry to be enabled and is now available in settings ('Allow Firefox to improve functionality, performance, and […]
The board of directors of The Document Foundation, which oversees the LibreOffice office suite, has approved the resumption of development for the LibreOffice Online project, enabling remote work with the office suite via the Web. LibreOffice Online has a client-server architecture and can be used as an alternative to services such as Google Docs and Office 365 — on the server, LibreOffice Core handles composition and rendering […]
The latest release of Apache NetBeans has been presented – an integrated development environment supporting programming languages such as Java, PHP, JavaScript, C, C++, and others. The IDE is written in Java and is distributed under the Apache License 2.0. This release includes bug fixes and enhancements for support of the Gradle, Maven, and Ant build systems; bug fixes and enhancements for Java support: optimizations have been made for inspection actions and […]
The release of the Firefox 148 web browser has taken place, along with updates to previous long-term support branches — 140.8.0 and 115.33.0 (the last in the 115.x series). In the coming hours, the Firefox 149 branch will enter beta testing, with a release scheduled for March 24. Key innovations in Firefox 148 (1, 2, 3): The previously promised "AI Controls" section has been added to the settings […]
The release of the Nextcloud Hub 26 Winter platform has been announced, providing a self-sufficient solution for organizing collaboration among enterprise employees and teams developing various projects. At the same time, the cloud platform underlying Nextcloud Hub, Nextcloud 33, has been published, enabling the deployment of cloud storage with support for synchronization and data sharing, allowing viewing and editing of data from any device at any point in the network […]