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Today's Reviews: AIO Coolers Get Screens, Razer Naga V3 Pro Hits 23 Buttons, and Arctic Fans Embrace Daisy-Chain

Reviews 52714 Published 2026-08-12 08:14 by Philipp Esselbach 0

AIO coolers are fully embracing personality panels and daisy-chain ecosystems, with MSI’s MPG CORELIQUID P22 360 W, be quiet!’s Light Loop IO LCD 360, and Arctic’s Bionix P12 and P14 A-RGB fans all landing in this week's roundup. Razer upped the customization ante with the 23-button Naga V3 Pro, positioning it as the default peripheral for MMO and RTS players who actually want to map out their loadouts. The budget crowd keeps winning, as the Valkyrie B12 ARGB, EPOMAKER GX1 headset, and MSI’s display-equipped AIO all deliver solid performance without the usual flagship tax. While DeepCool’s woodgrain AK620 G2 and Id-Cooling’s visual "hybrid" design try to shake up the thermal market, premium acoustics and clean cable management.

GNOME Shell Unveils Long-Term Design Vision Roadmap With Search Overhaul and Mosaic Tiling

GNOME 3729 Published 2026-08-12 07:51 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The GNOME Shell development team has published a comprehensive roadmap outlining nine major design improvements for the desktop environment, ranging from a spatial search overlay to mobile-inspired quick settings. The most immediate update is a new search interface that spawns results as an overlay from the search field, a change currently in progress via Merge Request #4307 and expected to ship in GNOME 51 this fall. While the design team emphasizes that developer capacity remains the primary bottleneck, they plan to use community extensions like MosaicWM to prototype complex tiling and window management concepts before integrating them into the core Mutter compositor. Other proposals, including a visual login grid, dynamic battery icons, and a transparent panel system, are still in early stages and will likely span multiple release cycles as the desktop focuses on incremental refinement rather than structural overhaul.

QEMU 11.1.0 Released: NVMe Hotplug, sp-mem Emulation, and 12+ CVE Fixes

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-12 07:22 by Philipp Esselbach 0

QEMU 11.1.0 has officially landed, wrapping up roughly 3,500 commits and over 111,000 lines of code from 285 contributors. The release is squarely focused on hardening host-mode QEMU, patching at least 12 assigned CVEs across virtio, 9pfs, the dmg parser, and NVMe subsystems. Beyond the security work, you can now hotplug NVMe namespaces at runtime, enable the new sp-mem device for Intel accelerator workloads, and dynamically manage QMP monitors without restarting the daemon. While the new RISC-V IOMMU and VT100 terminal emulator round out the feature set, production deployments should prioritize this update immediately to close out-of-bounds access and memory exhaustion vulnerabilities.

Visual Studio Code 1.132.1 Ships as Security Patch, Locking Down 7 Agent and Electron Flaws

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-12 07:08 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.132.1 on Tuesday to address seven security vulnerabilities across the Chat, Terminal, Electron, and network subsystems. The patch arrives just six days after the feature-rich 1.132 release, which introduced a major architectural shift via the new Agent Host Protocol. Critical remote code execution flaws were patched in the integrated browser and web URL payloads, while four additional fixes target the expanding AI agent attack surface. Users should force a check for updates immediately to secure their development environment.

Bottles 66.0 Release Cuts Out Wine Friction With Native UMU And Adaptive Launch

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-12 07:00 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Bottles 66.0 drops on Linux desktops with native UMU integration that finally removes the need for external game launchers and separate Wine scripts. The update swaps in ProtoSoda as the default runtime for UMU launches and adds an adaptive launch feature that auto-tunes performance parameters based on the detected application. A new experimental cpak package format offers a lightweight, self-contained alternative to Flatpak without breaking existing sandboxed installations. Flatpak users get quiet but important fixes for NVK detection, SOCKS proxy downloads, and Proton 11 compatibility alongside cleaner onboarding flows and official runner branding.

Liquorix Linux Kernel 7.1-11 Adds a Single Stability Patch for Debian, Ubuntu, and Arch

Debian 11036 Ubuntu 7180 Arch Linux 989 Published 2026-08-12 06:53 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Liquorix Kernel 7.1-11 drops a focused stability fix that hardens memory protection in the cgroup/dmem and drm/ttm subsystems to prevent race conditions during high-contention scenarios. The update builds on upstream Linux 7.1.8 and applies a single defensive patch to the scheduler and GPU buffer management paths, which helps gamers and video editors avoid sudden freezes or kernel panics while streaming or rendering. Debian and Ubuntu users can grab the package through the official PPA via a one-line install script, while Arch Linux builders pull the linux-lqx package straight from the AUR without relying on third-party wrapper tools.

PHP 8.4.25 and 8.5.10 Release Candidates Ship With Stack Hardening

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-12 06:41 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The PHP project released PHP 8.4.25 RC1 and PHP 8.5.10 RC1 for testing, introducing substantial security hardening across both active branches. The patch sets focus heavily on preventing stack overflows in recursive functions like array_walk_recursive() and DOM operations, while also resolving critical use-after-free vulnerabilities in core extensions. Additional fixes address JIT deoptimizer register corruption, session heap corruption in mod_mm, and various edge cases in PDO_PGSQL, PCRE, and Reflection that previously caused silent memory issues.

Bind, Erlang26, Python, and Chromium updates for SUSE

SUSE 5735 Published 2026-08-12 06:31 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Expats and OpenSSH 10.5p1 updates for Slackware

Slackware 1285 Published 2026-08-12 06:29 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Slackware Linux Security Team released updated packages for Slackware 15.0 and -current to patch known vulnerabilities in the expat XML parser and OpenSSH. The expat refresh resolves CVE-2026-72522 by correcting an out-of-bounds read that causes an infinite loop when the parser processes low Unicode surrogates. The OpenSSH upgrade pushes the software to version 10.5p1, which ships with several security hardening patches and routine bug fixes. Users can download the new builds from the official Slackware FTP mirrors and apply them with the upgradepkg command before restarting the sshd daemon.

expat (SSA:2026-223-01)
openssh (SSA:2026-223-02)

Libarchive, kernel, vim, nodejs-nodemon, and perl-DBI updates for Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux 976 Published 2026-08-12 06:27 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Rocky Linux has released a collection of security errata targeting Rocky Linux versions 8, 9, and 10, addressing vulnerabilities across key system packages. Important severity patches now include vim updates for all three supported releases, plus fixes for nodejs-nodemon on Rocky Linux 10 and perl-DBI on Rocky Linux 8. Moderate updates resolve issues within the kernel and kernel-rt packages on Rocky Linux 8, while libarchive receives security corrections for both Rocky Linux 9 and Rocky Linux 10.

RLSA-2026:52674: Moderate: libarchive security update
RLBA-2022:3897: new packages: libarchive
RLSA-2026:52761: Moderate: kernel-rt security update
RLSA-2026:52772: Important: perl-DBI:1.641 security update
RLSA-2026:52765: Moderate: kernel security update
RLSA-2026:52841: Important: nodejs-nodemon security update
RLSA-2026:38509: Important: vim security update
RLSA-2026:52675: Moderate: libarchive security update
RLSA-2026:38511: Important: vim security update
RLSA-2026:38510: Important: vim security update

Thunderbird, Kernel, OpenShift, and JBoss updates for RHEL

Red Hat 9485 Published 2026-08-12 06:25 by Philipp Esselbach 0

ClamAV, libidn, and Domoticz updates for Fedora

Fedora Linux 9448 Published 2026-08-12 06:18 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Fedora published security updates for versions 43 and 44 on August 12, 2026, addressing critical vulnerabilities in the ClamAV antivirus toolkit, the libidn internationalized domain name library, and the Domoticz home automation system. The ClamAV updates to version 1.4.6 resolve multiple denial-of-service risks stemming from crafted InstallShield, 7z, PESpin, FSG, and DMG files, alongside an error handling flaw in the HTML CSS module related to UTF-8 string splitting. The libidn release fixes a CVE that allows out-of-bounds reads within the ToUnicode APIs, while the Domoticz version 2026.3 update patches significant security weaknesses in its web server and API infrastructure.

Fedora 43 Update: clamav-1.4.6-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: libidn-1.44-1.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: clamav-1.4.6-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: libidn-1.44-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: domoticz-2026.3-1.fc44

NSS, Postfix, PHP 7.4/8.2, OpenJDK 25, and libgd2 updates for Debian

Debian 11036 Published 2026-08-12 06:17 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Debian has released six security patches released to address critical flaws across NSS, Postfix, PHP 7.4, PHP 8.2, OpenJDK 25, and libgd2. These updates resolve CVEs that enable arbitrary code execution through malformed certificates, SQL injection via backslash escaping errors, denial of service from unbounded recursion, and invalid certificate validation in Java archives. The advisory provides exact version numbers for Debian Stretch through Trixie, ensuring each affected package receives a targeted version bump. Users should deploy these patches through their standard package managers to eliminate the identified vulnerabilities across their respective operating systems.

ELA-1800-1 nss security update (by )
[DSA 6430-1] postfix security update
[DLA 4733-1] php7.4 security update
[DLA 4732-1] php8.2 security update
[DSA 6431-1] openjdk-25 security update
[DLA 4731-1] libgd2 security update

PHP 8.6.0 Beta 1: Partial Function Application, Native Polling, and Stricter Error Handling

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-11 20:32 by Philipp Esselbach 0

PHP 8.6.0 Beta 1 was tagged on August 11, 2025, introducing Partial Function Application, a native Io\Poll I/O API, and a dedicated Time\Duration class. The release enforces stricter error handling across the standard library, replacing silent truncation with ValueError and TypeError exceptions while validating NUL bytes in string arguments. Session security defaults now enable use_strict_mode and cookie_httponly by default, and dozens of legacy functions are officially deprecated ahead of PHP 9.0.

Samba 4.25.0rc1 Launches with SMB3 Persistent Handles, AES Encryption, and Cluster Functional Levels

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-11 20:11 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Samba 4.25.0rc1 has arrived as the first release candidate for the next major version of the Samba file server, bringing a significant suite of new features for clustering and security. The headline addition is experimental SMB3 Persistent Handles, which enable transparent failover for high-availability workloads, alongside a mandatory shift to AES-only domain encryption to address CVE-2026-20833. Clustering receives a new functional level mechanism to facilitate controlled rolling upgrades, while global rate limiting and improved CTDB path management further enhance infrastructure reliability. Keep in mind that the persistent handles feature enforces SMB-exclusive access and disables local POSIX client support on affected shares, so administrators should test these changes carefully before deploying to production.

UFW Firewall Setup Guide for Debian 13 Trixie: Install and Configure

Guides 11793 Published 2026-08-11 20:01 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Debian GNU/Linux 13 Trixie arrives with UFW version 0.36.2, delivering a pre-hardened default configuration where incoming traffic is denied and outgoing traffic is permitted by default. This tutorial shows you how to install and configure it. The tool handles both IPv4 and IPv6 through a hierarchical loading system of before.rules, user.rules, and after.rules, while application profiles provide pre-configured access for common services like Nginx and MySQL. For optimal security, set logging to medium and utilize rate limiting to block brute-force attempts without saturating disk space with excessive log entries.

Flatpak 1.18.1 and 1.19.0 Pre-release Fix 10 Critical CVEs and Add Polkit Downgrade Support

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-11 18:24 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Flatpak released version 1.18.1, a critical security patch addressing ten CVEs that include full sandbox escapes and arbitrary root privilege escalation. The update closes vulnerabilities ranging from symlink attacks on app data directories to an anti-downgrade policy bypass, making an immediate upgrade essential for anyone running OCI images or untrusted apps. Bundled alongside the stability fix, the 1.19.0 pre-release introduces Polkit-authenticated system-wide downgrades, a new coredump listing command for debugging, and a bytes-per-second progress API for UI development. While the 1.18.1 build should be applied across all distributions immediately, developers should test the 1.19.0 candidate in isolated environments before adopting it for production workloads.

GE-Proton11-5 Released: GloriousEggroll Hotfix Fixes Easy Anti-Cheat Breakage

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-11 14:20 by Philipp Esselbach 0

GloriousEggroll released GE-Proton11-5 as a rapid hotfix to resolve a critical Easy Anti-Cheat loading regression introduced by the GE-Proton11-4 build. Rebased on Valve's upstream Proton 11 branch, the update restores compatibility for kernel-level anti-cheat middleware required by multiplayer titles such as Monster Hunter Wilds and Hunt: Showdown. The patch arrived just three hours after the previous release and has already accumulated nearly 4,000 downloads on x86_64 systems. Users can update immediately through the protonup utility or by manually placing the archives into their Steam runtime directory.

Acer Swift Go 16, XMG Apex 17 RTX 5070, FOSSiBOT F116 Pro, Epomaker TH65, and MSI Z890 Gaming Plus Reviews

Reviews 52714 Published 2026-08-11 08:44 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Today's hardware coverage features two new laptops, starting with Acer's $799 Swift Go 16 AI which trades peak performance for a large display and strong value, followed by XMG's Apex 17 powered by an RTX 5070 GPU for heavy gaming and creative work. The peripherals section highlights a pink Epomaker TH65 keyboard that successfully merges a bright exterior with remarkably quiet tactile switches. Smartphone buyers interested in durable gear should examine the FOSSiBOT F116 Pro, a compact 5G device built for drop resistance and mounted-camera functionality. Finally, PC builders looking to minimize costs can rely on the MSI Z890 Gaming Plus WIFI6E to deliver a complete feature set for under two hundred dollars.

Computers: Acer Swift Go 16 AI (AMD Gorgon Point) Review: A balanced, affordable, big-screen portable, XMG Apex 17 (M25) Review - RTX 5070 12 GB Tested
Input: Epomaker TH65 Review
Mobile: FOSSiBOT F116 Pro Mini Rugged Smartphone Review
Motherboards: MSI Z890 Gaming Plus WIFI6E Review - Z890 for under $200

OpenSSH 10.5 Drops Five Weeks Early to Fix AI-Discovered Vulnerabilities

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-11 08:36 by Philipp Esselbach 0

OpenSSH 10.5 drops just five weeks after 10.4, with the team explicitly crediting a surge of AI-discovered vulnerabilities for triggering faster, on-demand release cycles. The update patches three security flaws, including a critical ssh-agent locking bypass, a realloc use-after-free bug in remote forwarding, and a tunnel restriction gap in authorized_keys. New features include FIDO key usability improvements, an ssh -Z debugging flag, and a hard requirement for NIST P-521 ECC support in default builds. Operators should patch immediately to close active exploitation paths and audit legacy PermitTunnel configurations that previously bypassed restrict keywords.

Liquorix Releases Liquorix Linux Kernel 7.1-10 with Linux 7.1.8 and TTWU Wakelist Patch

Debian 11036 Ubuntu 7180 Arch Linux 989 Published 2026-08-11 08:06 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Steven Barrett has released linux-liquorix 7.1-10, a performance-focused kernel package built on top of upstream Linux v7.1.8 for Debian and Ubuntu users. The release re-applies a scheduler patch that disables the TTWU wakelist code path, prioritizing lower latency for gaming and real-time audio workloads over theoretical throughput gains. While the upstream merge brings standard security updates and hardware enablement, the maintainer continues to fine-tune the kernel for deterministic responsiveness.

GE-Proton11-4 Released: Sony DualSense Controller Fixup, Wine Updates and Linux Game Fixes

Software 44698 Published 2026-08-11 07:57 by Philipp Esselbach 0

GloriousEggroll released GE-Proton11-4, a community Proton build for Linux gaming with a focus on controller support. The Controller fixup adds three environment variable modes to use DualShock 4, DualSense and DualSense Edge outside Steam Input, including DS4 spoof, XInput conversion and Steam Input fallback. The build updates Wine, DXVK, VKD3D-Proton and adds Wayland patches, plus video and audio fixes that resolve Street Fighter 6 cutscene crashes and improve Monster Hunter Wilds controller handling. Game-specific patches for Star Citizen, Assassin’s Creed titles, Cyberpunk 2077 and others are included, with ARM64X support and PipeWire ALSA plugin packaging for broader Linux compatibility.

SparkyLinux 8.4 restores 32-bit support on Debian 13 base

SparkyLinux 94 Published 2026-08-11 07:33 by Philipp Esselbach 0

SparkyLinux 8.4 "Seven Sisters" has officially landed, built on the Debian 13 Trixie foundation with refreshed kernels and current desktop environments. Most notably, the quarterly update restores 32-bit Live and install images after Debian officially dropped legacy ISO support roughly a year ago. Users can now choose between the new MinimalGUI Openbox edition and a text-based CLI variant, though the Calamares graphical installer remains excluded for i686-pae builds.

Systemd and ImageMagick updates for Ubuntu

Ubuntu 7180 Published 2026-08-11 07:10 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Ubuntu released security notices USN-8626-1 and USN-8592-1 to address critical flaws in systemd and ImageMagick. The systemd patches resolve three vulnerabilities that could allow local attackers to escalate privileges, terminate privileged processes, or crash system services through improperly validated requests. The ImageMagick updates fix four separate issues involving malformed image handling, out-of-bounds heap writes, and integer overflows that could lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service.

[USN-8626-1] systemd vulnerabilities
[USN-8592-1] ImageMagick vulnerabilities

Linux Kernel, Python 3.11, FFmpeg, Podman, and SSH updates for SUSE

SUSE 5735 Published 2026-08-11 06:59 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Kernel, PostgreSQL, Java, and Libgcrypt updates for RHEL

Red Hat 9485 Published 2026-08-11 06:56 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Kernel, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, and Firmware updates for Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux 6531 Published 2026-08-11 06:54 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Oracle Linux just released a broad batch of errata covering versions seven through ten, delivering security patches and routine maintenance across the operating system. The updates touch core infrastructure, including the mainline and Unbreakable Enterprise kernels, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, libpng12, timezone databases, and SELinux policy sets. Security researchers should prioritize the fixes for dozens of tracked vulnerabilities that affect KVM virtualization, the IPv6 networking stack, cryptographic routines, and USB device handling.

ELBA-2026-47011-1 Oracle Linux 8 kernel bug fix update
ELSA-2026-43702 Moderate: Oracle Linux 7 libpng12 security update
ELBA-2026-51070 Oracle Linux 7 tzdata bug fix and enhancement update
ELSA-2026-33685 Important: Oracle Linux 10 kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
ELSA-2026-52841 Important: Oracle Linux 10 nodejs-nodemon security update
ELBA-2026-50154-0 Oracle Linux 10 linux-firmware bug fix and enhancement update
ELBA-2026-50146-0 Oracle Linux 10 selinux-policy bug fix and enhancement update
ELSA-2026-51295 Moderate: Oracle Linux 10 kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
ELBA-2026-500139 Oracle Linux 10 nodejs22 bug fix update
ELSA-2026-52675 Moderate: Oracle Linux 10 libarchive security update
ELBA-2026-500144 Oracle Linux 10 nodejs24 bug fix update
ELSA-2026-500150 Important: Oracle Linux 9 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update
ELBA-2026-500147 Oracle Linux 9 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel bug fix update
ELSA-2026-50828 Important: Oracle Linux 9 ruby:3.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
ELBA-2026-500147 Oracle Linux 9 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel bug fix update
ELSA-2026-50827 Important: Oracle Linux 9 ruby:4.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
ELSA-2026-48197 Low: Oracle Linux 9 php:8.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
ELSA-2026-51153 Important: Oracle Linux 9 gpsd-minimal security update
ELBA-2026-500152 Oracle Linux 9 xfsprogs bug fix update
ELBA-2026-500120 Oracle Linux 9 leapp-repository bug fix update
ELBA-2026-49214-1 Oracle Linux 8 kernel bug fix update
ELBA-2026-47121 Oracle Linux 8 linux-firmware bug fix and enhancement update

Chromium, Linux Kernel, Xen, and Suricata updates for Fedora

Fedora Linux 9448 Published 2026-08-11 06:48 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Chromium, Thunderbird, Icinga 2, OpenJDK 21, NSS, WordPress, Caddy, and libyaml-syck-perl updates for Debian

Debian 11036 Published 2026-08-11 06:44 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Debian issued security patches for a wide range of packages including Chromium, Thunderbird, Icinga 2, OpenJDK 21, NSS, WordPress, Caddy, libyaml-syck-perl, and libinput to address dozens of new CVEs. The updates mitigate risks ranging from arbitrary code execution and denial of service to privilege escalation and information disclosure, with Chromium resolving 57 vulnerabilities and Thunderbird fixing over 30 flaws across multiple Debian versions. Users should upgrade to the recommended versions immediately, keeping in mind that Icinga 2 and Caddy require manual intervention for specific configuration changes related to logrotate files and header handling. Legacy systems remain protected as well, with extended support advisories releasing fixes for libinput on Debian 9, 10, and 11 to patch local privilege escalation and code execution flaws.

[DLA 4728-1] chromium security update
[DLA 4727-1] thunderbird security update
[DSA 6426-1] icinga2 security update
[DSA 6425-1] openjdk-21 security update
[DLA 4729-1] nss security update
[DSA 6427-1] wordpress security update
[DSA 6429-1] caddy security update
[DLA 4730-1] libyaml-syck-perl security update
[DSA 6428-1] libyaml-syck-perl security update
ELA-1799-1 libinput security update (by )
ELA-1798-1 libinput security update (by )

Kernel, GPSD, Go, Tomcat 9, and Perl DBI updates for AlmaLinux

AlmaLinux 2624 Published 2026-08-11 06:39 by Philipp Esselbach 0

AlmaLinux has issued security errata for versions 9 and 10 addressing vulnerabilities across libarchive, gpsd, the kernel, perl-DBI, golang, and tomcat9. The patches resolve command injection flaws in gpsd packages and a double-free error in libarchive used for RAR5 decompression, alongside fixes for XFS data corruption and cryptographic state handling within the kernel. Golang updates advance AlmaLinux 10 systems to version 1.26.5, remediating privilege escalation risks in Punycode label processing and directory traversal via symlinks. Tomcat 9 installations gain protections against information disclosure caused by a padding oracle flaw in EncryptInterceptor and bypassed encryption of sensitive data.

ALSA-2026:52674: libarchive security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:51153: gpsd-minimal security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:51075: gpsd security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:39494: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
ALSA-2026:45114: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:38513: perl-DBI security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:37436: golang security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
ALSA-2026:36790: tomcat9 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)