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Linux Kernel 7.1.4, 6.18.39, and 6.12.96 Released Today With Heavy Security Fixes

Linux 3390 Published 2026-07-18 17:41 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Greg Kroah-Hartman released Linux kernel stable updates 7.1.4, 6.18.39, and 6.12.96 today, pushing 357 to 534 commits per branch across the active stable and long-term support trees. The batch prioritizes critical security patches, heavily targeting FUSE and io_uring race conditions, XFS filesystem integrity, and touchscreen driver buffer overflows. Maintainers are also quietly relying on AI-assisted auditing tools like LOLM and Claude to surface edge-case bugs that would otherwise slip through code review.

Python 3.15 Beta 4 Released: Lazy Imports, frozendict and UTF-8 Defaults

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-18 15:56 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Python 3.15.0 Beta 4 has officially landed, pushing faster startup times and better observability into the core runtime. The release elevates frozendict to a native built-in, implements explicit lazy imports, and makes UTF-8 the system-wide default for all I/O operations. Infrastructure changes include default frame pointers for cleaner stack traces and the new Tachyon statistical profiler to replace the aging profile module. With the final October release approaching, teams should start testing against the new defaults and API deprecations immediately.

D7VK 2.0 Releases with 2x Performance Boost for Legacy Direct3D Games

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-18 14:15 by Philipp Esselbach 0

D7VK 2.0 launched today, delivering a major performance overhaul for the Vulkan-based translation layer that supports Direct3D 3 through 7 on Linux and Windows. Developer WinterSnowfall rebuilt the tool on top of DXVK 3.0.2 and added hand-rolled SSE optimizations, resulting in literal two times frame rate increases in CPU-bound retro titles like Half-Life and Unreal Tournament. The update also implements accurate hardware capability reporting for legacy GPUs, fixing long-standing clipping and rendering bugs in games such as Empire Earth, Dungeon Keeper 2, and The Sims.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D, ASRock X870E and MSI Z890 Motherboard Analysis, Fractal Design 1000W PSU Comparison

Reviews 52693 Published 2026-07-18 07:24 by Philipp Esselbach 0

AMD released the Ryzen 7 7700X3D processor to deliver strong gaming frame rates and solid power efficiency at a $330 price point. Motherboard evaluations highlight the ASRock X870E Taichi White for its premium build and white aesthetic, while the MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk Wifi II sacrifices some initial features to lower the retail cost. Power supply comparisons reveal the Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W as a cost-effective alternative to the Seasonic FOCUS GX-1000 since both units share identical internal components and performance specs. Storage reviews praise the Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 and Zhitai TiPlus 9100 for delivering fast PCIe Gen 5.0 speeds at competitive market prices using advanced controller technology.

CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Review
Motherboards: ASRock X870E Taichi White Review, MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk Wifi II motherboard review: Loses features from the original, but shaves a few dollars off the price
Power: Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W Report
Storage: Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 review: an all-round excellent SSD, Zhitai TiPlus 9100 1 TB Review

Valve and Collabora Release Holo Core, a Custom aarch64 Arch Linux Port for Steam Frame

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-18 07:15 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Valve, alongside Collabora, has released Holo Core, a proof-of-concept aarch64 port of Arch Linux designed to power its upcoming Steam Frame handheld. Since Arch Linux lacks official aarch64 support, the team built custom CI tooling that replays the distribution's build history to resolve complex dependency chains and rolling-release hurdles from scratch. This engineering effort enables a native operating system foundation for the Frame's ARM64 silicon while tackling critical challenges like SONAME transitions and source availability decay over time. Collabora has made sources, binary packages, and build containers available for preview, with plans to collaborate on bringing official aarch64 support to upstream Arch Linux.

KDE Plasma 6.8 Brings Automatic Window Shadows and Long-Awaited CPU Affinity

KDE 1752 Published 2026-07-18 07:01 by Philipp Esselbach 0

KDE is shifting development focus to Plasma 6.8, with an expected December release window and a major visual overhaul for third-party apps. The highlight is automatic drop shadows, outlines, and rounded corners for client-side decorated windows, which will finally make Steam and Discord blend seamlessly with the Breeze theme. Power users also gain a feature requested nine years ago, as System Monitor now supports CPU affinity to pin processes to specific cores or groups. Meanwhile, ongoing Frameworks and application updates continue chipping away at memory usage, modernizing settings pages to QML, and squashing regressions across the current stable lines.

Visual Studio Code 1.129.1 Update Patching Regressions and Stabilizing the Modern UI

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-18 06:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Visual Studio Code 1.129.1 arrives as a quick patch following the architecture-overhauling 1.129 release, which restructures AI agents into a dedicated background process called the Agent Host. This new design isolates Copilot, Claude, and Codex workloads, enables session sharing across multiple editor windows, and introduces multi-agent orchestration tools alongside BYOK model support. The update also brings a new docked editor panel, an ! command prefix for instant terminal execution, and official GitHub Enterprise authentication for the agent host. As Microsoft continues its rapid weekly release cycle, 1.129.1 focuses on patching regressions and stabilizing the experimental modern UI while rolling out these foundational changes to all supported platforms.

DXVK 3.0.2 Released With GPU Crash Debugging Tool and Quick Game Fixes

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-18 06:24 by Philipp Esselbach 0

XVK 3.0.2 dropped on July 17, 2026, introducing a practical DXVK_DEBUG=hang environment variable to help users pinpoint GPU crashes and driver losses. The patch also patches performance regressions and rendering bugs across several high-profile titles, including Dying Light: The Beast, Granblue Fantasy Relink, and Overwatch. Arriving just weeks after the massive 3.0 architecture rewrite, this tight release cadence highlights the project's aggressive focus on stability across both Linux and Windows desktops. You can grab the updated translation layer directly from the official GitHub releases page if you need to keep your Direct3D games running smoothly on Vulkan.

Chromium, Kernel, and Python updates for SUSE

SUSE 5711 Published 2026-07-18 06:08 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Hplip and Jackson Library updates for Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux 959 Published 2026-07-18 06:05 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Rocky Linux administrators must install critical security patches for hplip and multiple Jackson framework components across versions 8 and 9. The updates address specific vulnerabilities tracked under distinct CVE identifiers to prevent potential system exploitation.

RLSA-2026:40894: Important: hplip security update
RLSA-2026:40895: Important: jackson-annotations, jackson-core, jackson-databind, jackson-jaxrs-providers, and jackson-modules-base security update
RLSA-2026:40831: Important: hplip security update

Kernel and JBoss updates for RHEL

Red Hat 9464 Published 2026-07-18 06:03 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Red Hat published security advisories covering vulnerabilities in the kernel, kernel-rt, and JBoss Web Server for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and related distributions. A critical update addresses kernel-rt on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support, accompanied by an important advisory for the standard kernel on the same platform. Red Hat also released important patches for kernel packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 for SAP Solutions and Telecommunications, plus a security release for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 compatible with RHEL 8, 9, and 10.

RHSA-2026:41234: Important: kernel-rt security update
RHSA-2026:41235: Important: kernel security update
RHSA-2026:41236: Critical: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
RHSA-2026:41229: Important: kernel security update
RHSA-2026:39188: Important: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.0 security release

Kernels, LibreOffice, Samba, and Core Utilities updates for Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux 6517 Published 2026-07-18 06:01 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Chromium, Ruby, ProFTPD, and more updates for Fedora

Fedora Linux 9421 Published 2026-07-18 05:57 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Fedora 43 and 44 release security updates resolving multiple high-severity flaws in Chromium, Ruby, ProFTPD, and related tools. The Chromium update resolves fifteen CVEs ranging from use-after-free memory corruption to heap buffer overflows, while Ruby 3.4.10 and 4.0.6 address deserialization bypasses and IMAP command injection flaws. Additional patches fix ProFTPD stack buffer overflows, Django header injection, yq cross-site scripting, and libtiff processing errors that could lead to code execution.

Fedora 43 Update: chromium-150.0.7871.124-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: node-exporter-1.12.1-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: spoofdpi-1.5.3-2.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: yq-4.53.3-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: ruby-3.4.10-31.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: proftpd-1.3.9c-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: log4cxx-1.7.0-2.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: chromium-150.0.7871.124-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: python-django5-5.2.16-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: libtiff-4.7.2-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: ruby-4.0.6-36.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: spoofdpi-1.5.3-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: yq-4.53.3-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: proftpd-1.3.9c-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: python-libcst-1.8.6-4.fc44

HestiaCP 1.9.7 Drops Security Patch for 9 Vulnerabilities and Adds Support for Debian 13 and Ubuntu 26.04

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-17 14:06 by Philipp Esselbach 0

HestiaCP has pushed version 1.9.7 as an emergency service release addressing nine distinct security flaws, including five critical issues that enable unauthenticated remote code execution and full administrative takeover. The update officially adds support for Debian 13 and Ubuntu 26.04 while adjusting package naming conventions to handle ARM64 builds on x86-64 hardware. Most of the disclosed vulnerabilities stem from systemic architectural weaknesses like pervasive eval() usage and inconsistent input validation across the PHP and bash layers. Administrators are strongly advised to apply the patch immediately, audit their systems for compromise, and consider tightening sudoers permissions to prevent future privilege escalation.

Zen Browser 1.21.8b Released as a Maintenance Patch for Spaces, Split View, and UI Glitches

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-17 13:45 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Zen Browser 1.21.8b drops today as a straightforward maintenance patch built on the Firefox 152.0.6 engine. The update quietly resolves four specific usability bugs, including permanently stuck Spaces, rogue windows spawning during split-view drag-and-drop, and a lingering UI gap when dismissing promos. You won't find any new features, security advisories, or base engine jumps in this release, which keeps the browser strictly on polish rather than innovation.

KDE neon 20260716 Released: Plasma 6.7.3 and KDE Gear 26.04.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

KDE 1752 Published 2026-07-17 13:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

KDE neon 20260716 drops as a weekly rolling release that delivers unmodified Plasma 6.7.3, KDE Frameworks 6.28.0, and KDE Gear 26.04.3 on top of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The project continues its zero-patch philosophy, giving enthusiasts immediate access to upstream KDE software without distribution bottlenecks. To improve stability, the team now routes daily builds through an enhanced testing pipeline before publishing them to the stable, testing, and unstable archives. You can grab the 3.1 GB desktop ISO, along with mobile and Bigscreen variants, directly from the official KDE neon download portal.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU Analysis, OpenAI Codex Macro Pad, and ASRock X870E Motherboard Hardware Roundup

Reviews 52693 Published 2026-07-17 08:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Asus ROG Xreal R1 gaming AR glasses and the Ocypus Sigma L36 liquid cooler highlight recent hardware releases aimed at visual customization and thermal management. Tech reviewers widely test the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D processor as a lower-cost alternative to the 7800X3D, though critics question its $330 price tag given the performance gap. OpenAI enters the physical device market with the Codex Micro, a $230 programmable macro pad designed to streamline coding workflows for artificial intelligence developers. Meanwhile, the ASRock X870E Challenger WiFi motherboard expands AM5 system builds with modern connectivity options like USB4 and Wi-Fi 7 for under three hundred dollars.

Augmented Reality: Asus ROG Xreal R1 Review: Gaming-focused AR glasses deliver 240 Hz performance and RGB style
Cooling: Ocypus Sigma L36 ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler Review
CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Review, AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Review – A Budget Entry Into 3D V-Cache, AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D 4.5 GHz "3D V-Cache" CPU Review: The Budget X3D Champ For AM5, AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Review: 3D V-Cache Gaming Performance For Less, AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D review: A slower 7800X3D, but not necessarily a cheaper one, AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D review
Input: OpenAI Launches Codex Micro: A $230 Macro Pad for AI Developers
Motherboards: ASRock X870E Challenger WiFi Mainboard Review

PHP 8.4.24 and 8.5.9 Release Candidates Now on Fedora and Enterprise Linux

Fedora Linux 9421 Published 2026-07-17 07:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Remi Collet has published release candidate packages for PHP 8.5.9RC1 and PHP 8.4.24RC1, enabling Fedora and Enterprise Linux users to test upcoming updates via the remi-modular-test and remi-test repositories ahead of the July 30 stable release.

OBS Studio 32.2.0-rc2 Patches NVIDIA PipeWire Fix for Linux Users

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-17 07:24 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The second release candidate for OBS Studio 32.2.0 dropped on July 16, 2026, finally patching the PipeWire failures that routinely broke screen capture on NVIDIA GPUs. Linux users can immediately grab native .deb packages for Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04, complete with debug symbols for easier troubleshooting. The release also ships standard backend improvements like updated capture fallback frame rates and OpenGL performance gains for lower-end hardware.

Liquorix Linux Kernel 7.1-4 Released: Cleanup

Debian 10999 Ubuntu 7154 Arch Linux 980 Published 2026-07-17 07:16 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Liquorix Linux Kernel 7.1-4 has been released by maintainer Steven Barrett, updating the enthusiast-grade kernel to Linux 7.1.3. The release focuses on a major cleanup, reverting six obsolete patches to reduce maintenance burden and improve stability against upstream code. Core updates include deep integration of the Project-C scheduler framework, which brings significant latency improvements for gaming and interactive workloads.

UniGetUI 2026.2.5 Released: Searchable Settings, Update Controls and Bug Fixes

Software 44583 Published 2026-07-17 07:06 by Philipp Esselbach 0

UniGetUI 2026.2.5 has landed with a handful of configuration tweaks and stability patches aimed at reducing update noise and improving navigation. The update introduces a fully searchable settings menu, lets users skip specific tiers of minor updates, and stops the app from aggressively switching context when toast notifications appear. Under the hood, developers also corrected PowerShell module installation scopes and resolved a NativeAOT sorting glitch.

Ubuntu-advantage-tools, NTFS-3G, Ruby, Tar, and Authlib updates for Ubuntu

Ubuntu 7154 Published 2026-07-17 06:39 by Philipp Esselbach 0

New Ubuntu security updates are available to resolve critical flaws across ubuntu-advantage-tools, NTFS-3G, Ruby 2.3, tar, and Python Authlib. The patches address seventeen distinct vulnerabilities, including bearer token exposure in ubuntu-advantage-tools, heap buffer overflows in the NTFS-3G driver, and IMAP command injection in Ruby 2.3. tar updates resolve a previous patch regression that blocked archive extraction, while Authlib patches enforce strict JWT validation and add cross-site request forgery protections for OAuth systems.

[USN-8555-1] Ubuntu Advantage Tools (pro client) vulnerabilities
[USN-8554-1] NTFS-3G vulnerabilities
[USN-8556-1] Ruby vulnerabilities
[USN-8477-2] tar regression
[USN-8557-1] Authlib vulnerabilities

Podman, Gimp, ImageMagick, and System Packages updates for SUSE

SUSE 5711 Published 2026-07-17 06:36 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Netatalk update for Slackware

Slackware 1278 Published 2026-07-17 06:32 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Slackware Linux Security Team released SSA:2026-197-01 to update the netatalk package to version 4.5.1 across Slackware 15.0 and the current development branch. This release patches four documented vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2026-62318 through CVE-2026-62321 alongside general code corrections.

netatalk (SSA:2026-197-01)

Hplip, Python 3.12, Python 3.9, and Maven 3.8 updates for Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux 959 Published 2026-07-17 06:30 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Rocky Linux published four important security advisories addressing vulnerabilities in hplip, python3.12, python3.9, and maven:3.8. Each advisory carries a CVSS base score that details the severity of the identified flaws across Rocky Linux versions 8, 9, and 10.

RLSA-2026:39976: Important: hplip security update
RLSA-2026:39771: Important: python3.12 security update
RLSA-2026:39798: Important: python3.9 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
RLSA-2026:40841: Important: maven:3.8 security update

Kernel, OpenShift, Python 3.14, Jackson, and Pacemaker updates for RHEL

Red Hat 9464 Published 2026-07-17 06:29 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Firefox, ImageMagick, Perl DBI, and System Libraries updates for Fedora

Fedora Linux 9421 Published 2026-07-17 06:26 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Fedora administrators must apply new security advisories for Fedora 43 and 44 to address multiple critical vulnerabilities across Firefox, ImageMagick, Perl DBI, and Ansible POSIX. The updates introduce version bumps and dependency changes that resolve known issues like RUSTSEC-2026-0194, CVE-2026-11837, and several buffer over-read flaws in mingw-glib2.

Fedora 43 Update: firefox-152.0.6-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: rust-cargo-rpmstatus-0.2.5-2.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: rust-opendal-0.55.0-2.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: perl-DBI-1.650-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: ansible-collection-ansible-posix-2.2.1-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: mingw-glib2-2.86.5-2.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: freerdp-3.29.0-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: ImageMagick-7.1.2.27-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: perl-HTTP-Date-6.08-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-cargo-rpmstatus-0.2.5-2.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-opendal-0.55.0-2.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: mingw-glib2-2.88.2-2.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: ansible-collection-ansible-posix-2.2.1-1.fc44

Chromium, OpenSSL, and libxfont updates for Debian

Debian 10999 Published 2026-07-17 06:24 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Debian officials released emergency patches for Chromium, addressing fifteen critical vulnerabilities in both the Debian 12 long-term support release and the Debian 13 stable distribution. The Chromium updates prevent attackers from executing arbitrary code, forcing service interruptions, or exposing sensitive data through specially crafted web content. Separate advisories for OpenSSL and libxfont resolve numerous buffer overflow and pointer dereference flaws that could compromise system memory and cryptographic operations.

[DLA 4687-1] chromium security update
[DSA 6390-1] chromium security update
ELA-1773-1 openssl security update (by )
ELA-1774-1 libxfont security update (by )

LibreOffice, Node.js 24, Python 3.12, and Container Tools updates for AlmaLinux

AlmaLinux 2606 Published 2026-07-17 06:22 by Philipp Esselbach 0

AlmaLinux released important security updates for versions 8 and 9. These errata address critical vulnerabilities across multiple software packages including LibreOffice, Node.js 24, Python 3.12, perl-XML-LibXML, cifs-utils, and container tools. The patches resolve issues such as arbitrary code execution in LibreOffice Calc, denial of service flaws in XML parsing and HTML processing, and privilege escalation risks in network sharing utilities.

ALSA-2026:36832: libreoffice security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:39553: perl-XML-LibXML security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:39576: cifs-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
ALSA-2026:39868: nodejs:24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
ALSA-2026:39893: python3.12 security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:39878: perl-XML-LibXML security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:38504: container-tools:rhel8 security update (Important)