Tag Archives: Linux

Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka

Posted on 2025-10-10 by guenni

[German]Canonical released Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) on October 9, 2025. This is an interim version of Ubuntu that forms the basis for the next LTS version. This distribution comes with GNOME 49 and several other new features.

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Operating system/Windows distribution (end of August 2025)

Posted on 2025-09-08 by guenni

[German]It's September 2025, and Statcounter has released its latest figures on desktop operating system distribution for the end of August 2025. With Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, Windows 11 is really the only option for many users. So … Continue reading →

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Debian 13.1 released

Posted on 2025-09-08 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Debian project have released version 13.1 on September 6, 2025. This is according to an announcement by the team. It is the first update to the stable distribution Debian 13 (Trixie).

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Linux Mint 22.2 (Zara) released

Posted on 2025-09-05 by guenni

[German]A quick update: a few hours ago, the Linux Mint maintainers released version 22.2 (Zara). Linux Mint 22.2 is a version with long-term support until 2029 and includes updated software packages, several refinements, and many new features.

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Ubuntu 24.04.3: Noble Numbat Point Release available

Posted on 2025-08-09 by guenni

[German]Cannonical released Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat) as a point release on August 8, 2025. The Ubuntu version provided for its desktop, server, and cloud products comes with long-term support.

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Nextron finds previously unknown plague backdoor in Linux

Posted on 2025-08-04 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Nextron Research have identified a previously undocumented PAM-based backdoor while searching for unknown threats with YARA rules. This backdoor, dubbed Plague by the security researchers, can be persistently installed on Linux systems by attackers and grants persistent … Continue reading →

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Critical vulnerability CVE-2025-32463 in sudo jeopardizes Linux systems

Posted on 2025-07-02 by guenni

[German]The sudo command in Linux allows local privilege escalation due to a vulnerability CVE-2025-32463 classified as critical. The background is an improper handling of /etc/nsswitch.conf, so that root privileges are obtained.

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Critical vulnerabilities CVE-2025-6018 and CVE-2025-6019 in Linux systems

Posted on 2025-06-19 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Qualys TRU have uncovered two linked, critical vulnerabilities in Linux. Starting with SUSE 15, the LPE chain leads directly to root access in standard configurations of many Linux distributions.

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Acronis Cyber Protect vulnerabilities jeopardize Linux and Windows systems

Posted on 2025-06-10 by guenni

[German]Acronis Cyber Protect security vulnerabilities endanger Windows systemsShort note for users who use Acronis Cyber Protect in a Windows environment. There is a current security warning from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). Several vulnerabilities in the product … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 end of support: The "End of 10" campaign to switch to Linux

Posted on 2025-06-01 by guenni

[German]On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 22H2 with the delivery of the last security updates. Enthusiasts want to use the end of Windows 10 in the "End of 10" campaign to persuade users to switch … Continue reading →

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