Fedora's community respin effort has released a fresh batch of live ISOs dated September 15, repackage Fedora 44 around the current Linux kernel 7.2.5. They're available for nearly every desktop spin, including GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE, Cinnamon, COSMIC, Xfce, Budgie, LXDE, LXQt, i3, and SOAS. The batch landed the same day Fedora 45 Beta dropped, giving users a current-stable-desktop option without an in-place upgrade.
Fedora shipped the Fedora Linux 45 Beta on September 15, 2026, handing testers a nearly complete preview roughly six months before the final October release. The beta is identical to the September 5 third candidate, meaning it locks in already-approved features rather than rolling out a fresh change set. Headline updates include the userspace kmscon console replacing legacy fbcon, enforced package signature checking, restricted ptrace access for unprivileged users, and a wave of toolchain bumps spanning Python 3.15, Go 1.27, GCC 16.2, and glibc 2.44. It's downloadable in nearly every edition and upgradable from an existing system via DNF, while the companion Asahi Remix adds out-of-the-box support for Apple M3 Macs.
Fedora is running a community Test Day from September 14 to 20, inviting volunteers to stress-test KDE Plasma 6.7 and report where things break. The event pairs KDE developers like Merritt and Nicolas Fella with Fedora QA veterans such as Adam Williamson, a co-branded quality push ahead of Fedora 45's final release. Plasma 6.7, shipped June 16, is notable as the last Plasma to support X11 before 6.8 goes Wayland-only, and it brings long-requested features like per-screen virtual desktops and a comeback from the Oxygen theme. If you want to participate, install Fedora 45, run the test cases, and submit results through the portal before the week ends.
PHP QA published release candidates for both active maintenance with stable builds expected on September 24, 2026. Remi Collet has already pushed matching RPMs to the remi-modular-test repository for Fedora 43 through 45 and Enterprise Linux 8 and newer. The dual RC tracks bundle every fix from the previous stable releases, including critical patches for DOM stack overflows and Opcache JIT bugs. PHP 8.3 has officially entered security-only maintenance mode, meaning no further feature or bug fix drops will land in Remi's repos for that branch.
Fedora Linux 45 Beta will ship on Tuesday, September 15, after RC 1.3 cleared a Go/No-Go vote with zero proposed blockers. The release packs a significant toolchain update featuring GCC 16.2, Python 3.15, and OpenSSL 4.0, plus stricter security defaults like restricted ptrace and mandatory RPM signature verification. Atomic desktops finally ditch the legacy GTK installer in favor of a modern web-based interface, though the team noted lingering gaps in advanced storage testing. The project enters its final freeze on October 6, giving QA a few weeks to iron out remaining issues ahead of the November 2026 final launch.
Fedora Linux 45's Internationalization test day runs from September 7 through September 13, 2026, asking testers to verify language support, font rendering, and input methods across all supported desktop environments. Organized by QA lead Kamil Paral, the event targets the release's freeze-and-polish phase, allowing developers to fix critical i18n regressions before the final build ships. Participants can test using updated nightly images on bare metal or VMs, submitting results through a structured portal that captures variant, architecture, and locale details for efficient triage
Fedora 45 Candidate Beta-1.3 dropped on September 5, 2026, as the third and final coordinated test release before the official launch. The build delivers massive toolchain jumps like GCC 16.2, Python 3.15, and RPM 6.1, plus a new web-based installer for the Silverblue and Kinoite editions. However, ISO sizes are already pushing past their limits on several images, and three beta blockers remain open, including a Plasma login crash and a kmscon null pointer error. If the community cannot resolve these issues by Wednesday's deadline, the release schedule will slip by an additional week.
Fedora Linux 45 Candidate Beta-1.2 is available for testing as compose Fedora-45-20260903.2, following the beta freeze that began on August 25. The release delivers massive system-wide updates including GCC 16.2, Glibc 2.44, Python 3.15, and GNOME 51, alongside installer upgrades that add Stratis support and a web-based installer for atomic desktops. Testing has revealed an ISO size check failure where several boot images exceed limits, and the blocker tracker currently lists six open bugs such as a kmscon regression on ARM minimal installs.
Fedora 45 Candidate Beta-1.1 marking the first test milestone before the distribution's expected October–November 2026 release. This build pushes a sharper security stance by default, restricting ptrace access for unprivileged users, enforcing RPM package signature verification, and integrating post-quantum cryptography via Sequoia. On the usability front, the Anaconda WebUI now supports secure browser-based remote installation for Atomic desktops, while a massive toolchain refresh lands GCC 16.2, glibc 2.44, Python 3.15, and LLVM 23. With several blocker bugs still pending community votes, testers are urged to run validation across all desktop and server variants before the final ship.
The Fedora Respins SIG has released updated F44-20260901-Live ISOs that bundle Linux kernel 7.1.12 and months of accumulated repository packages directly into the bootable Fedora Linux 44 installation disk. Pre-integrating GNOME 50.x, KDE Plasma 6.x, and extensive security patches across seven desktop variants, the images let users skip lengthy post-install upgrade cycles entirely. While the community group explicitly notes these are not official Fedora releases, they serve as highly efficient rescue media, lab deployments, and installfest staples.
Fedora is launching a week-long community test for Linux kernel 7.2, inviting Fedora 43 and 44 users to vet the new release before it hits stable repositories. The upstream kernel, which landed on August 16, introduces several high-demand updates including enabled Btrfs large folios, partial Apple M3 support, and AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL capabilities. While developers track a specific graphics regression during LUKS encryption entry, volunteers can pull builds via Koji and run regression suites to help validate hardware compatibility. The testing window closes September 5, after which QA engineers will determine if the kernel is ready for broader distribution across supported Fedora releases.
Remi Collet announced RPM availability for Fedora 43+ and Enterprise Linux 8+, making upgrades straightforward for RHEL, AlmaLinux, and Rocky environments. The builds tackle critical edge cases, including stack overflows in deeply nested arrays, Opcache JIT register handling, and new restrictions on UTF-8 PCRE patterns. You can pull the packages directly from the remi-modular repository or use the configuration wizard to switch modules across your fleet.
Fedora 45 hits four policy cut-offs today, shifting the branched stream from nightly development builds into an actively gated release candidate. The new Beta freeze, Software String freeze, and Changes completion deadline mean only blocker-busting packages can reach the stable repository while translation strings lock down. With the QA team already validating nightly composes since August, the Fedora 45 Beta should land in early September ahead of the final October 20 release.
Fedora QA has launched a five-day community test window for GNOME 51 on Fedora 45 Workstation, running from August 17 to August 21 ahead of the desktop's September 12 stable release. The update ships over 47 upgraded modules, featuring web-based authentication, a standardized frosted glass window protocol via Wayland, exact rational math in Calculator, and a rewritten GTK frameclock. Participants are instructed to install Fedora 45 on non-production hardware, run the official test cases, and file verified bugs against upstream GNOME GitLab or Red Hat Bugzilla. This final quality gate ensures Fedora 45's full desktop stack is stable before it reaches the general public next month.
Fedora 43 and 44 delivered a wave of security patches addressing critical vulnerabilities across stunnel, libgsasl, and several Rust-based developer tools. The stunnel update moves the software to version 5.80, fixing CVE-2026-70368 to prevent out-of-bounds memory access from long protocol messages and CVE-2026-70367 to block a SOCKS server bypass using IPv6 destinations. The update rebuilds Rust tools such as rust-pretty-git-prompt, rust-lsd, and rust-bat to link against the system libgit2 library, replacing statically bundled versions tied to multiple CVEs including CVE-2026-5917 and CVE-2026-53586. Additional changes include advancing jrnl to version 4.6 to resolve GHSA-rhx6-37mm-5q9r and patching libgsasl against CVE-2026-48829, a denial-of-service flaw caused by NULL pointer dereference in DIGEST-MD5.
Fedora 44 Update: rust-pretty-git-prompt-0.2.2-11.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-lsd-1.2.0-8.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-tokei-14.0.0-7.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-git-interactive-rebase-tool-2.4.1-17.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-git-delta-0.19.1-7.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-bat-0.26.1-3.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: jrnl-4.6-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: libgsasl-1.10.0-17.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: stunnel-5.80-1.fc44
Fedora 43 Update: jrnl-4.6-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: libgsasl-1.10.0-17.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: stunnel-5.80-1.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: rust-pretty-git-prompt-0.2.2-11.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-lsd-1.2.0-8.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-tokei-14.0.0-7.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-git-interactive-rebase-tool-2.4.1-17.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-git-delta-0.19.1-7.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: rust-bat-0.26.1-3.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: jrnl-4.6-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: libgsasl-1.10.0-17.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: stunnel-5.80-1.fc44
Fedora 43 Update: jrnl-4.6-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: libgsasl-1.10.0-17.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: stunnel-5.80-1.fc43
Fedora shipped security patches for Fedora 43 and 44 targeting five major packages. Chromium 151.0.7922.137 closes five use-after-free vulnerabilities spanning V8, TabStrip, Extensions, HTML, and Blink. PHP CodeSniffer 4.0.4 squashes a shell injection flaw in blame reporting tools and adds tokenizer support for PHP 8.5. Remaining updates bring PowerDNS to 5.0.7, lock three additional CVEs inside libsoup3, and bump perl-Archive-Tar to block a tar header parsing denial-of-service bug.
Fedora 43 Update: chromium-151.0.7922.137-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: pdns-5.0.7-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: php-pear-PHP-CodeSniffer-4.0.4-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: perl-Archive-Tar-3.12-1.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: libsoup3-3.6.6-9.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: chromium-151.0.7922.137-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: pdns-5.0.7-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: php-pear-PHP-CodeSniffer-4.0.4-1.fc44
Fedora 43 Update: chromium-151.0.7922.137-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: pdns-5.0.7-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: php-pear-PHP-CodeSniffer-4.0.4-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: perl-Archive-Tar-3.12-1.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: libsoup3-3.6.6-9.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: chromium-151.0.7922.137-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: pdns-5.0.7-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: php-pear-PHP-CodeSniffer-4.0.4-1.fc44
Remi Collet’s RPM repository has published Release Candidate 1 packages for PHP 8.4.25 and 8.5.10, targeting Fedora 43–44 and Enterprise Linux eight and newer. Administrators can install them as base system packages through the remi-modular-test repository or run them in parallel via the remi-test Software Collection. Since RC builds follow a strict freeze policy, these packages closely mirror the stable releases Remi expects to ship in March 2027. The repository also includes a beta build of PHP 8.6 alongside the official security-only status of the older 8.3 branch.
Fedora 43 pushes security updates for erlang-cowlib and erlang-cowboy that fix CVE-2026-59248, allowing unbounded HPACK and QPACK prefixed-integer decoding to cause a denial of service. Fedora 44 delivers the matching Erlang packages while adding cookie parsing limits, HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frame rejection, and the removal of concurrent pipelined HTTP/1.1 request processing to strengthen protocol handling. Fedora 44 administrators must also apply the flatpak 1.18.1 release and a libnfs update that resolves CVE-2026-57918 and CVE-2026-53689 to block information disclosure and data corruption in NFS connections.
Fedora 43 Update: erlang-cowlib-2.19.0-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: erlang-cowboy-2.18.0-1.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: flatpak-1.18.1-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: libnfs-6.0.2-9.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: erlang-cowlib-2.19.0-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: erlang-cowboy-2.18.0-1.fc44
Fedora 43 Update: erlang-cowlib-2.19.0-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: erlang-cowboy-2.18.0-1.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: flatpak-1.18.1-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: libnfs-6.0.2-9.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: erlang-cowlib-2.19.0-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: erlang-cowboy-2.18.0-1.fc44
Fedora 43 and 44 received a coordinated batch of security-focused package updates. The release upgrades cri-o1.34 to version 1.34.11, vaultwarden to 1.37.1, sqlite to 3.51.2, linux-firmware to 20260810, apr-util to 1.6.5, and libcupsfilters to 2.1.1. These changes close multiple critical vulnerabilities, including arbitrary code execution flaws in sqlite FTS5, denial of service risks in vaultwarden and cri-o, and XML stack attacks in apr-util. Users can apply the patches immediately by running the standard dnf upgrade command paired with the corresponding Fedora advisory ID.
Fedora 43 Update: cri-o1.34-1.34.11-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: vaultwarden-1.37.1-1.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: sqlite-3.51.2-2.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: linux-firmware-20260810-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: apr-util-1.6.5-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: libcupsfilters-2.1.1-9.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: cri-o1.34-1.34.11-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: vaultwarden-1.37.1-1.fc44
Fedora 43 Update: cri-o1.34-1.34.11-1.fc43
Fedora 43 Update: vaultwarden-1.37.1-1.fc43
Fedora 44 Update: sqlite-3.51.2-2.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: linux-firmware-20260810-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: apr-util-1.6.5-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: libcupsfilters-2.1.1-9.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: cri-o1.34-1.34.11-1.fc44
Fedora 44 Update: vaultwarden-1.37.1-1.fc44
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
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
