116: Linux Action News
28 July 2019
Fedora CoreOS is introduced and its future looks bright, VLC's president debunks security claims, Mozilla debuts an open-source router firmware and the Android flaw that might be our favorite in years.
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- Introducing Fedora CoreOS â A new Fedora edition built specifically for running containerized workloads securely and at scale.
- VLC developer debunks reports of âcritical security issueâ â Widespread reports of a âcritical security issueâ that supposedly impacted users of VLC media player have been debunked as âcompletely bogusâ by developers.
- Android Phones Open to âSpearphoneâ Eavesdropping â A Spearphone attacker can use the accelerometer in LG and Samsung phones to remotely eavesdrop on any audio thatâs played on speakerphone, including calls, music and voice assistant responses.
- Sailfish OS 3.1 released â Redesigns to core apps such as People, Phone, Messages and Clock. Other areas that have been improved include; Document viewers, Email, Calendar, Dual SIM Card viewer information and Gallery gestures which have been improved.
- Mozilla debuts implementation of open source router firmware â Experimental builds of WebThings Gateway 0.9 are available on GitHub for the Turris Omnia router, with expanded support for routers and developer boards to come down the line.
- Alibaba Reveals 16-core RISC-V Chip â Alibaba Groupâs chip subsidiary, Pingtouge Semiconductor, this week announced what it claims is the most powerful RISC-V based processor