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Asus ZenScreen Duo OLED (MQ149CD) Review and more

Reviews 52643 Published 2026-05-21 09:16 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Today's tech roundup highlights several standout gadgets across different categories. The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop strikes a great balance between gaming power and everyday productivity thanks to its sharp OLED screen and reliable cooling. You will find the Asus ZenScreen Duo OLED portable monitor delivers impressive dual displays, though the HyperX FlipCast microphone only serves as a basic stepping stone for podcasters. Home networks benefit from the affordable MSI Roamii BE Pro Wi-Fi 7 mesh system that handles moderate spaces well, while creators can finally tap into the blistering storage speeds of the KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO G2 drive.

Computers: Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Gaming Laptop Review
Displays: Asus ZenScreen Duo OLED (MQ149CD) Review: An impressive, book-style dual-screen portable monitor
Microphones: HyperX FlipCast Review: For the gamer-podcaster
Networking: MSI Roamii BE Pro Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System Review - Affordable price, good mid-range performance
Storage: KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO G2 (PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe SSD @ 14,9 GB/s) review

AMD Radeon Software for Linux 26.12 released

Drivers 3030 Published 2026-05-21 09:07 by Philipp Esselbach 0

AMD just pushed Radeon Software for Linux 26.12 to add official Ubuntu 26.04 support while quietly dropping Ubuntu 22.04 from the supported list. The update finally gives the amdgpu-install script automatic GPU detection, which saves users from manually guessing hardware flags that usually break Vulkan or compute features. Architecture-specific ROCm packages also got trimmed down to save disk space and speed up installations on systems with limited storage. Most desktop users should probably just stick with their distribution bundled drivers anyway, since the standalone package only really matters for unsupported distros or brand new cards that havent made it into stable repositories yet.

Fractal 14.rc released

Software 44394 Published 2026-05-21 09:01 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Fractal 14 release candidate lands on Flathub Beta with a faster room list and a smarter sidebar filter that jumps to the first match when you press Enter. Automated alerts like decryption failures now get distinct styling so they stand out from regular chat messages, while incoming call notifications finally appear in the timeline even though actual voice support remains missing. Developers have frozen all interface strings ahead of the stable launch, giving translators a clear window to polish localizations without chasing moving targets. Heavy Matrix users should test this build for smoother daily navigation and report any regressions before the final release locks down the codebase.

Godot 4.6.3 released

Software 44394 Published 2026-05-21 08:55 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Godot 4.6.3 lands as another routine maintenance patch that quietly patches eighty six bugs without rewriting the engine under your feet. It finally stops reference counting races, debugger hangs, and GLES3 lighting glitches while untangling the usual Android and iOS export headaches. You still need to keep Git running or maintain backups since even stable updates occasionally shift scene files or break custom plugins. Grab it if you want a dependable workbench while the team quietly pushes version four point seven forward.

Tails 7.8 released

Tails 90 Published 2026-05-21 08:52 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Tails 7.8 pushes Tor Browser to fifteen point zero fourteen and patches critical kernel flaws that could let local apps steal admin rights and break your anonymity. The developers quietly removed Thunderbird from the base install, but routing it through persistent storage actually keeps your email client updated without chasing outdated Debian packages. Upgrading from version seven point zero or newer runs smoothly through the built in updater, though backing up encrypted volumes before flashing remains a strict requirement. Staying current matters more than clinging to familiar defaults when privacy tools rely on tight security boundaries.

GStreamer, Unbound, GnuTLS, OpenVPN, Rsync, Kernel updates for Ubuntu

Ubuntu 7094 Published 2026-05-21 08:45 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Ubuntu released a series of security updates that address critical flaws across several widely used software packages. The patches fix vulnerabilities in GStreamer media plugins, the Unbound DNS resolver, the GnuTLS library, OpenVPN, rsync file transfers, and NVIDIA Linux kernel modules. Attackers could potentially exploit these weaknesses to crash systems, execute malicious code, bypass authentication checks, or escalate local privileges depending on the affected component.

[USN-8285-1] GStreamer Good Plugins vulnerability
[USN-8282-1] Unbound vulnerabilities
[USN-8284-1] GnuTLS vulnerabilities
[USN-8286-1] OpenVPN vulnerabilities
[USN-8283-1] rsync vulnerabilities
[USN-8289-1] Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

ImageMagick, OpenSSH, BuildAH, and more updates for SUSE

SUSE 5653 Published 2026-05-21 08:44 by Philipp Esselbach 0

SUSE released a batch of critical security updates to address severe vulnerabilities across numerous widely used applications. The patches fix dangerous flaws like heap buffer overflows in ImageMagick, command injection risks in Vim, and denial of service weaknesses in OpenSSH alongside the PostgreSQL JDBC driver. Several announcements also rebuild core components against updated Go releases or resolve multiple high-severity issues in Firefox ESR and system libraries.

SUSE-SU-2026:2020-1: important: Security update for ImageMagick
SUSE-SU-2026:2022-1: important: Security update for ImageMagick
SUSE-SU-2026:2024-1: important: Security update for openssh
SUSE-SU-2026:2030-1: important: Security update for buildah
SUSE-SU-2026:2029-1: moderate: Security update for vim
SUSE-SU-2026:2032-1: important: Security update for distribution
SUSE-SU-2026:2028-1: important: Security update for postgresql-jdbc
SUSE-SU-2026:2034-1: important: Security update for buildah
openSUSE-SU-2026:10812-1: moderate: distribution-registry-3.1.1-1.1 on GA media
openSUSE-SU-2026:10816-1: moderate: libpainter0-0.9.27-2.1 on GA media
openSUSE-SU-2026:10815-1: moderate: libsdb2_4_2-6.1.4-2.1 on GA media
openSUSE-SU-2026:10814-1: moderate: helm-4.2.0-1.1 on GA media
openSUSE-SU-2026:10813-1: moderate: firefox-esr-140.11.0-1.1 on GA media

Thunderbird, Firefox, Haveged updates for Slackware

Slackware 1261 Published 2026-05-21 08:41 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Slackware Linux Security Team has released urgent updates for Thunderbird, Firefox, and haveged to address multiple vulnerabilities in versions 15.0 and the current development branch. These patches resolve several critical flaws that could allow attackers to exploit browser weaknesses or gain unauthorized root access through a missing permission check in the entropy daemon.

mozilla-thunderbird (SSA:2026-139-03)
mozilla-firefox (SSA:2026-139-02)
haveged (SSA:2026-139-01)

PackageKit and OpenEXR updates for Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux 913 Published 2026-05-21 08:39 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Rocky Linux 9 users should install two new security patches as soon as possible. The first one tackles several issues in PackageKit, while the second update fixes vulnerabilities inside openexr. Each package comes with a CVSS score so you can quickly see how severe each problem actually is.

RLSA-2026:19354: Important: PackageKit security update
RLSA-2026:19359: Important: openexr security update

Kernel, Grafana-PCP, FreeRDP, and more updates for RHEL

Red Hat 9417 Published 2026-05-21 08:37 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Ruby, Nginx, Cloud-Init, Ovirt, Squid updates for Oracle

Oracle Linux 6485 Published 2026-05-21 08:29 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Oracle has released a series of security advisories spanning versions seven through ten to patch critical vulnerabilities in widely used software packages. The updates primarily target Ruby, Nginx, and Squid by fixing flaws that could allow arbitrary code execution or cause denial of service attacks. Administrators will also find bug fix patches for cloud-init network discovery issues and oVirt release configuration scripts on Oracle Linux eight. These corrected RPMs are now available for download across both x86_64 and aarch64 architectures through the standard Unbreakable Linux Network repository.

ELSA-2026-18030 Important: Oracle Linux 9 ruby:3.3 security update
ELSA-2026-18063 Critical: Oracle Linux 10 nginx security update
ELSA-2026-18039 Important: Oracle Linux 9 ruby security update
ELSA-2026-18029 Critical: Oracle Linux 9 nginx security update
ELSA-2026-18041 Critical: Oracle Linux 8 nginx:1.24 security update
ELBA-2026-50277 Oracle Linux 8 oracle-ovirt-release-45-el8 bug fix update
ELBA-2026-50276 Oracle Linux 8 cloud-init bug fix update
ELSA-2026-8880 Important: Oracle Linux 7 squid security update

Kernel, MySQL, Evince, and more updates for Fedora

Fedora Linux 9356 Published 2026-05-21 08:21 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Rsync, Firefox-ESR, BIND, and more updates for Debian

Debian 10921 Published 2026-05-21 08:00 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Recent Debian advisories address multiple critical flaws across rsync, Firefox ESR, BIND9, PowerDNS, and python-gevent. Attackers could exploit these weaknesses to gain unauthorized system access, bypass security restrictions, or trigger service disruptions. Patches are already available for older stable releases and extended support tracks, so users should upgrade their packages right away. Delaying these updates leaves systems exposed to serious threats that could compromise sensitive data or destabilize entire networks.

[DSA 6282-1] rsync security update
[DLA 4592-1] firefox-esr security update
[DSA 6285-1] bind9 security update
[DSA 6284-1] pdns security update
[DSA 6283-1] firefox-esr security update
[DLA 4591-1] rsync security update
ELA-1718-1 python-gevent security update (by )

BIND 9.18.49, 9.20.23, and 9.21.22 released

Software 44394 Published 2026-05-20 17:32 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Internet Systems Consortium just dropped maintenance updates for BIND 9, with versions 9.18.49 and 9.20.23 targeting production environments while 9.21.22 remains experimental. These releases patch six security vulnerabilities that could otherwise leave DNS servers open to cache poisoning or denial of service attacks. Administrators should verify the cryptographic signatures before compiling from source and carefully review the release notes for any deprecated configuration syntax that might break existing setups. Official packages and container images will roll out later today, but sticking to the stable branches and testing thoroughly in a staging environment remains the only sensible approach.

Node.js 26.2.0 (Current) released

Software 44394 Published 2026-05-20 17:18 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Node.js 26.2.0 finally stabilizes stream.compose, which removes the guesswork around backpressure handling and makes data transformation pipelines noticeably more reliable without forcing developers to patch internal flags. The new http.writeInformation method closes a long-standing gap by routing provisional 1xx status codes through the proper HTTP stack instead of relying on hacky header manipulation that breaks under load balancers. Behind the scenes, crypto object slots get hardened against accidental parameter leakage while BoringSSL builds pick up modern algorithms like ML-DSA and ChaCha20-Poly1305 for environments that prefer smaller binaries. Core dependencies refresh across undici, sqlite, and V8, and QUIC rounds out the release with proper ALPN error reporting so UDP-based HTTP/3 connections stop failing silently in production.

TSAMA S50 Mid-Tower Chassis Review and more

Reviews 52643 Published 2026-05-20 08:44 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Today's hardware reviews roundup spans everything from affordable cases designed for compact builds to premium gaming laptops and specialized cooling solutions. The featured computers deliver strong processing power and vivid screens, but prospective buyers will want to weigh those performance gains against the higher retail costs. Meanwhile, thermal management gear takes center stage as reviewers put flagship air coolers and fast fans through their paces to verify efficiency and acoustic comfort. The roundup concludes with niche picks that include a dystopian adventure game, an overclocked graphics card, and a streamlined scanner designed to eliminate cable clutter.

Casing: TSAMA S50 Mid-Tower Chassis Review
Computers: MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (D2XW) Review - The Mid-range Choice for a Vivid Display, The privacy King: Surface Laptop 8 for business review—is the new stealth screen worth the $2,549 entry price?, MSI Raider 16 Max HX review: Elite gaming performance
Cooling: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 6 Review: Flagship Cooling Solution, be quiet! Dark Rock 6 Air CPU Cooler Review, NZXT F120X A-RGB Review
Gaming: Phonopolis Review - Amanita's Design's Latest is a Delightful Dystopian Diorama that Doesn't Stray Far from the Point 'n' Click Box
Graphics Cards: PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Overclocked Triple Fan GPU Review
Other: Creality Sermoon P1 Review - What is the value of the mature 3D scanner that finally does away with cable clutter?

Ardour 9.5 released

Software 44394 Published 2026-05-20 08:17 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Ardour 9.5 finally brings serious MIDI editing tools to the table with a revamped pianoroll that supports chord drawing, quantization, and stacked automation lanes. The update adds reference notes so you can compare multiple regions without jumping between windows, while a new cross cursor and configurable color schemes make tracking sessions much easier to read. Quality of life upgrades like collapsible plugin views, track templates, and two fresh dark themes keep the interface from feeling cluttered during long mixing sessions. Under the hood, the release patches lingering latency and automation snapping bugs, adds initial Windows MSVC build support, and ships an opt-in MCP server for local LLM control without breaking existing workflows.

Wireshark 4.6.6 released

Software 44394 Published 2026-05-20 08:11 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Wireshark 4.6.6 arrives on Linux with essential security patches that prevent crashes in the ROHC dissector and fix a MACsec buffer overflow vulnerability. The release restructures how third-party extcap plugins are discovered, now defaulting to /usr/libexec/wireshark/extcap while allowing manual overrides via environment variables. Network analysts will also benefit from updated protocol decoders for Kafka, SIP, and industrial standards alongside native JSON capture file support.

Wireshark 4.4.16 released

Software 44394 Published 2026-05-20 08:02 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Wireshark 4.4.16 releases today with a critical patch that fixes a heap corruption bug in the ROHC dissector, preventing application crashes when processing malformed compressed header packets. The update also introduces direct capture file support for VeriWave equipment and refreshes protocol dissectors for Kafka, SIP, MDB, and RTPS-VT to improve traffic analysis accuracy. Network engineers and security analysts should upgrade immediately to maintain stable packet inspection workflows without unexpected segfaults.

PHP 8.5.7 RC1 released

Software 44394 Published 2026-05-20 07:56 by Philipp Esselbach 0

PHP 8.5.7 Release Candidate 1 targets the notoriously finicky Opcache tracing JIT by patching multiple segmentation faults that routinely crash production servers under load. The update also closes two security holes in the URI extension where pointer truncation and false path matching could break routing logic or expose memory vulnerabilities. Beyond the critical fixes, developers get corrected behavior for version comparisons, date overflow handling, custom XPath queries, and OpenSSL 4.0 compatibility. Testing this candidate on staging environments before the final release drops will save teams from unexpected downtime when the stable build finally ships.

Kernel, Highlight.js, Smarty updates for Ubuntu

Ubuntu 7094 Published 2026-05-20 07:45 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Ubuntu released a major batch of security updates that address numerous vulnerabilities across the Linux kernel and several supporting packages. The kernel patches target dozens of common vulnerability identifiers affecting everything from standard desktop installations to specialized cloud and embedded hardware builds. Critical flaws include improper permission checks in OverlayFS that could allow local privilege escalation, alongside cryptographic module errors known as Copy Fail that might enable container escapes or unauthorized access.

[USN-8273-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
[USN-8275-1] Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
[USN-8255-3] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
[USN-8254-3] Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
[USN-8274-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
[USN-8280-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
[USN-8279-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
[USN-8281-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
[USN-8277-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
[USN-8278-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
[USN-8276-1] Highlight.js vulnerability
[USN-8272-1] Smarty vulnerability

Kernel, Go, Emacs, and more updates for SUSE

SUSE 5653 Published 2026-05-20 07:40 by Philipp Esselbach 0

LibPNG, Nginx, Ruby, and more updates for Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux 913 Published 2026-05-20 07:38 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Rocky Linux administrators should apply several new security patches that address vulnerabilities across both versions 9 and 10 of the operating system. The most urgent fix targets nginx with a critical rating, while other important updates cover ruby, firefox, grafana, and several supporting libraries like libcap and LibRaw. Moderate severity patches are also available for essential tools such as freeipmi, crun, gdk-pixbuf2, and libpng to ensure broader system stability. Each advisory includes detailed Common Vulnerability Scoring System ratings so administrators can prioritize installations based on their specific environment needs.

RLSA-2026:18064: Moderate: libpng security update
RLSA-2026:18063: Critical: nginx security update
RLSA-2026:18065: Important: ruby security update
RLSA-2026:18039: Important: ruby security update
RLSA-2026:18028: Moderate: libpng security update
RLSA-2026:18030: Important: ruby:3.3 security update
RLSA-2026:19184: Important: grafana-pcp security update
RLSA-2026:19346: Important: libcap security update
RLSA-2026:19345: Important: LibRaw security update
RLSA-2026:19185: Important: grafana security update
RLSA-2026:19208: Moderate: freeipmi security update
RLSA-2026:19201: Important: firefox security update
RLSA-2026:19178: Moderate: crun security update
RLSA-2026:19210: Important: gdk-pixbuf2 security update

MinGW-Glib2, Glibc, Unbound, and more updates for RHEL

Red Hat 9417 Published 2026-05-20 07:30 by Philipp Esselbach 0

LibPNG, Ruby, Rsync, and more updates for Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux 6485 Published 2026-05-20 07:27 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Oracle has published a comprehensive set of security advisories and bug fix updates covering enterprise Linux versions seven through ten. These releases patch critical flaws in widely used packages including libpng, Ruby, rsync, giflib, BIND, GIMP, Vim, and the core kernel. System administrators will also notice important stability corrections for management utilities like systemd, rhn client tools, and satellite five client. Every updated RPM package has been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network for immediate deployment on both x86_64 and aarch64 systems.

ELSA-2026-18028 Moderate: Oracle Linux 9 libpng security update
ELSA-2026-18064 Moderate: Oracle Linux 10 libpng security update
ELBA-2026-50272 Oracle Linux 10 rhn-client-tools bug fix update
ELSA-2026-18065 Important: Oracle Linux 10 ruby security update
ELBA-2026-50274 Oracle Linux 8 systemd bug fix update
OLAMSA-2026-0011 Low: Oracle Linux 8 ol-automation-manager security update
ELSA-2026-17481 Important: Oracle Linux 8 rsync security update
ELBA-2026-50269 Oracle Linux 8 satellite-5-client:1.0 bug fix update
ELSA-2026-8883 Important: Oracle Linux 7 giflib security update
ELSA-2026-11371 Important: Oracle Linux 7 bind security update
ELSA-2026-17533 Important: Oracle Linux 8 gimp:2.8 security update
ELSA-2026-6617 Important: Oracle Linux 7 vim security update
ELBA-2026-16195-1 Oracle Linux 8 kernel bug fix update
ELSA-2026-16195 Important: Oracle Linux 8 kernel security update

Rust, Kernel, Dnsmasq, and more updates for Fedora

Fedora Linux 9356 Published 2026-05-20 07:25 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Kernel, Apache 2, GnuTLS updates for Debian

Debian 10921 Published 2026-05-20 07:23 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Debian administrators should immediately apply three urgent security patches to keep their systems safe. The Linux kernel update resolves a vulnerability that could allow attackers to escalate privileges or leak sensitive data. Apache HTTP Server receives critical fixes for numerous flaws that might enable remote code execution and cause service disruptions. GnuTLS also gets corrected against multiple serious issues involving authentication bypasses and arbitrary code execution across several Debian releases.

[DLA 4588-1] linux-6.1 security update
ELA-1728-1 apache2 security update
[DSA 6281-1] gnutls28 security update

Kernel, Ruby, Nginx, and more updates for AlmaLinux

AlmaLinux 2565 Published 2026-05-20 07:21 by Philipp Esselbach 0

AlmaLinux distributed a batch of security patches that address serious vulnerabilities across versions 8 through 10 of its operating system. These updates target essential packages like the Linux kernel, Ruby, nginx, and libpng by closing flaws that could let attackers escalate privileges or run arbitrary code on compromised machines. You should apply these fixes right away because leaving systems unpatched leaves them wide open to remote exploitation.

ALSA-2026:16206: kernel security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:18065: ruby security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:18063: nginx security update (Critical)
ALSA-2026:18039: ruby security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:18030: ruby:3.3 security update (Important)
ALSA-2026:18064: libpng security update (Moderate)
ALSA-2026:18041: nginx:1.24 security update (Critical)