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You can snag a FREE copy of DiRT Rally, the well-regarded rally racing game for Windows, macOS and Linux, from the Steam store — but only for this weekend. Codemasters, who publish the game, have teamed […] This post, DiRT Rally is Currently FREE on Steam, Saving...
A $25 Linux Smartwatch is in development by Pine64, makers of the PineBook Pro Linux laptop. Seemingly not content with creating a swathe of single-board computers, a pair of cheap Linux laptops, or the first […] This post, PineTime is a $25 Linux Smartwatch, Coming Next...
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks.
Continue Reading — Debian LTS: DLA-1919-2: linux-4.9 security update
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Continue Reading — openSUSE: 2019:2138-1: important: skopeo
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Continue Reading — openSUSE: 2019:2137-1: important: buildah
A new PPA gives Ubuntu users the opportunity to use an option exFAT filesystem module based on the latest Samsung code. In August Microsoft announced it would help bring exFAT to the Linux kernel under […] This post, This PPA Lets You Try an ‘exfat’ Kernel...
Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability: The Gryphon dissector could go into an infinite loop. For other fixes in this update, see the referenced releasenotes.
Continue Reading — Mageia 2019-0282: wireguard security update
Updated webkit2 packages fix security vulnerabilities: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling (CVE-2019-8644).
Continue Reading — Mageia 2019-0281: webkit2 security update
Updated openldap packages fix security vulnerabilities: It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled rootDN delegation. A database administrator could use this issue to request authorization as an identity from another database, contrary to expe…
Continue Reading — Mageia 2019-0280: openldap security update
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities: Potential XSS in jQuery (CVE-2019-11358). An account can be logged out without using a token (CSRF) (CVE-2019-12466).
Continue Reading — Mageia 2019-0279: mediawiki security update