Alpine Linux 53 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Alpine Linux has released version 3.23.2, which includes maintenance updates to polish its features and improve interactions with APKTools. The update also resolves an issue in BusyBox where the mount command could fail when reading unusually long lines from /proc/mounts. This fix will allow BusyBox's mount to handle such situations more efficiently and correctly parse the information without errors. Users who frequently use Alpine's package management system should look out for any enhancements that may alleviate their headaches.

Alpine Linux 53 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Alpine Linux has rolled out its new stable series, version 3.23.0, which includes several significant updates such as a new Linux kernel version 6.18 and GCC 15 as its primary compiler toolchain. This release also brings major updates to various components like LLVM, Node.js, Rust, Docker, GNOME, and Qt, among others. The package manager apk-tools has been updated to version 3, designed for smooth upgrades from previous versions, but with some breaking changes for those using the older library libapk. Users upgrading from a previous release should use the specific command "apk upgrade --available" and be cautious of potential issues with separate root file systems for / and /usr.

Alpine Linux 53 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Alpine Linux has released new stable versions—3.19.9, 3.20.8, 3.21.5, and 3.22.2—which include security fixes for OpenSSL addressing a vulnerability (CVE-2025-9230, CVE-2025-9231, CVE-2025-9232). This issue affects applications trying to decrypt CMS messages encrypted using password-based encryption, potentially leading to denial of service or execution of attacker-supplied code.

Alpine Linux 53 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Alpine Linux 3.22.0 has been released, marking the inaugural version in the stable series. The system comprises features such as LLVM, Dovecot, nginx, Node.js, Ruby, Xen, Bird, Crystal, Docker, GNOME, Go, KDE Plasma, and LXQt. Notable modifications involve the substitution of gummiboot with systemd-efistub, and the secureboot-hook has ceased support for gummiboot-efistub. Upgrade notes are accessible, and the comprehensive list of changes can be located in the wiki, git log, and bug tracker.

Alpine Linux 53 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

The first stable version in the v3.21 series, Alpine Linux 3.21.0, features the Linux kernel 6.12, GCC 14, LLVM 19, Node.js 22.11, Rust 1.83, Crystal 1.14, GNOME 47, Go 1.23, KDE Plasma 6.2, LXQt 2.1, PHP 8.4, Qt 6.8, Sway 1.10, and.NET 9.0.

Alpine Linux 53 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Alpine Linux 3.20.2, a maintenance release, contains bug patches and security updates, including a low-severity fix for OpenSSL CVE-2024-553.

Alpine Linux 53 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Alpine Linux 3.20.1, a maintenance release containing bug fixes and security upgrades for OpenSSL and Busybox, is now available.

Alpine Linux 53 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Alpine Linux 3.19.1, which is a maintenance release of the 3.19 series, has been released with a number of bug fixes and security updates, including security fixes for OpenSSL.