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Microsoft Secure Boot Key Expiration Affects Linux Ecosystem
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (411+ words) Microsoft’s 2011 UEFI CA expires this June, affecting future Linux shim signing and Secure Boot compatibility. Microsoft’s legacy Secure Boot signing certificate is nearing expiration, initiating an important transition that impacts the wider Linux ecosystem. The Microsoft UEFI Certificate Authority from…...
Chrome Closes Another Door on Classic uBlock Origin
3+ mon, 2+ hour ago (315+ words) Chrome closes another path for classic uBlock Origin as Chromium removes a leftover Manifest V2 flag from the browser codebase. Google Chrome’s long-running Manifest V2 phaseout is reaching another cleanup stage, with Chromium removing one more legacy flag tied to the old…...
COSMIC Desktop 1.0.16 Improves Bluetooth Pairing and File Handling
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (316+ words) COSMIC Desktop 1.0.16 adds Bluetooth keyboard passkey dialogs and improves the Open With dialog in COSMIC Files. COSMIC Desktop 1.0.16 has been released as the latest update to System76’s Rust-based desktop environment. On the compositor side, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.16 updates cosmic-comp to a…...
Transmission 4.1.2 BitTorrent Client Fixes Over 20 Bugs
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) Transmission 4.1.2 arrives as a bugfix release with download, tracker, TCP connection, Web UI, GTK, Qt, and macOS fixes. Transmission 4.1.2 has been released as the latest maintenance update to the popular open-source BitTorrent client, bringing more than 20 bug fixes across its…...
Red Hat npm Packages Compromised in Supply Chain Attack
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (461+ words) Red Hat cloud services npm packages were compromised in a supply chain attack that used a preinstall script to steal developer and CI secrets. Several npm packages under Red Hat’s @redhat-cloud-services namespace were compromised in a supply chain attack that…...
Clonezilla Live 3.3.2 Brings Linux Kernel 7.0 and New Encryption
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) Clonezilla Live 3.3.2 updates its Debian Sid base, adds Linux kernel 7.0, Partclone 0.3.47, and switches image encryption to gocryptfs. Clonezilla Live 3.3.2 is now available as the latest stable release of the Debian-based live system for disk imaging, cloning, backup, and recovery. This…...
KDE Linux Drops Zen Kernel and Removes AUR Usage in Security Push
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) KDE Linux is moving back to the vanilla Linux kernel while removing AUR usage, fuse2, and several unused components. In May, KDE Linux, KDE’s in-progress operating system, received infrastructure, security, testing, and application updates, advancing the project toward a cleaner and…...
CIFSwitch Vulnerability Exposes Some Linux Distros to Local Root Access
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (692+ words) The flaw affects the boundary between the Linux CIFS client and cifs-utils, allowing local root access on some systems. A newly disclosed Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability, CIFSwitch, allows an unprivileged local user to gain root access on certain systems…...
RHEL 10.2 Released with Post-Quantum SSH and Kernel Livepatching
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (429+ words) RHEL 10.2 is out with post-quantum SSH support, Kernel Livepatching, PostgreSQL 18, updated toolchains, and Flatpak desktop changes. Powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 is now available, delivering updates in security, kernel tooling, databases, developer stacks, desktop components, containers,…...
DietPi 10.4 Adds Copy Fail and Dirty Frag Fixes for SBC Users
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (433+ words) DietPi 10.4 adds kernel security fixes for Copy Fail and Dirty Frag, plus a new Orange Pi 5B image and SBC package updates. DietPi, a lightweight, performance-focused Debian-based Linux distro for SBCs (such as Raspberry Pi) and server systems (with an option…...