Memory Sealing "mseal" System Call Merged For Linux 6.10
Merged this Friday evening into the Linux 6.10 kernel is the new mseal() system call for memory sealing.
Source: phoronix.com
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SysVinit 3.09 Now Allows Building With musl C Library, Passing Boot Messages To Firmware
While most Linux distributions have long since moved on from SysVinit in favor of systemd for init duties, this weekend SysVinit 3.09 was released for any legacy users and holdouts still enjoying the System V-init style experience.
Source: phoronix.com
CachyOS Moves To Glibc 2.39 & Other Package Upgrades For February
CachyOS 240224 was released today for this Arch Linux derived desktop distribution that focuses on being a 'blazingly fast and customizable Linux distribution' with a variety of desktop options, employing LTO and other optimizations for packages, optional x86-64-v3 binaries, and other tuning to make for a speedy out-of-the-box Linux experience.
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Source: phoronix.com
New Electronics - Tachyum upgrades software package for the Prodigy Universal Processor
Tachyum has said that it has upgraded the software stack for the Prodigy Universal Processor before the anticipated launch of its beta version around the end of this quarter.
Radoslav Danilak Gnuc Library Universal Processor Long Term Support Reliability Accessibility Serviceability Error Detection
Source: newelectronics.co.uk
New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros
Unprivileged attackers can get root access on multiple major Linux distributions in default configurations by exploiting a newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc).
Source: bleepingcomputer.com
GNU C Library 2.39 Released With New Tunables, stdbit.h For ISO C2X
In addition to this week's release of GNU Binutils 2.42, ending out January is the release of the GNU C Library 2.39
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Source: phoronix.com
Linux 6.8 Landing A Tantalizing Optimization For Common $PATH-Based Searches
For the execve() system call to execute a program by pathname, the Linux 6.8 kernel is set to land a new optimization to 'dramatically' speed-up PATH searches.
Josh Tripllett Josh Triplett Gnuc Library Show Your Support Phoronix Premium Tantalizing Optimization For Common
Source: phoronix.com
Glibc 2.39 Should Be Out On 1 February & Might Drop Itanium IA64 Linux Support
A release plan has been drafted for the upcoming GNU C Library 'glibc' 2.39 release as well as some possible last minute changes.
Source: phoronix.com
Glibc Updated For Recent Linux CET Shadow Stack Support
With Linux 6.6, the mainline kernel finally landed support for Shadow Stack on Intel/AMD CPUs that was originally rolled out as part of Intel's Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) for better fending off ROP attacks
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Source: phoronix.com
Glibc Is The Latest Open-Source Project Adopting A Code of Conduct
The GNU C Library 'glibc' is the latest free software project to adopt a Code of Conduct (CoC) in aiming to encourage welcoming behavior and less controversy among developers and other stakeholders when engaging this key component to the Linux software ecosystem.
Source: phoronix.com