Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20236

2020-10-15 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20236 Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20236 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. What’s new in Build 20236 Change Refresh Rate of your display You can now go to Settings > System > Display > Advanced display settings and change the refresh rate of your selected display. A higher refresh rate allows for smoother motion. The presented refresh rates can vary with the supported hardware on your device. Other updates for Insiders Improving your search experience We’re rolling out a change to display some of your recent searches when you open Windows Search Box, to make them easy to get back to. This change is rolling out server-side to everyone on version 1809 and higher: The recent list shows the last four items that you’ve searched for and opened [ more… ]

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USN-4582-1: Vim vulnerabilities

2020-10-15 KENNETH 0

USN-4582-1: Vim vulnerabilities It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled permissions on the .swp file. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-17087) It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled restricted mode. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass restricted mode and execute arbitrary commands. Note: This update only makes executing shell commands more difficult. Restricted mode should not be considered a complete security measure. (CVE-2019-20807) Source: USN-4582-1: Vim vulnerabilities

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Manifest V3 changes are now available to test in Microsoft Edge

2020-10-15 KENNETH 0

Manifest V3 changes are now available to test in Microsoft Edge In continuation of our commitment to reduce fragmentation of the web for all developers, and to create better web compatibility for our customers, we plan to support the Declarative Net Request API and other changes proposed as part of Manifest V3. The decision to embrace Manifest V3 changes is based on our dedication to enhance privacy, security & performance for the benefit our end users as well as to allow developers to extend & provide rich experiences in Microsoft Edge. These changes are available for testing in the Beta and Stable channels. For more details, please refer to Prepare to update your extensions from Manifest v2 to v3. How will your extension be impacted? If you are an extension developer, you may already be aware that the background service worker change and [ more… ]

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InnoDB Data Locking – Part 2 “Locks”

2020-10-15 KENNETH 0

InnoDB Data Locking – Part 2 “Locks” In InnoDB Data Locking – Part 1 “Introduction” we’ve described the difficulties Lock System tries to solve using metaphor of people trying to concurrently edit spreadsheets. While it might be useful metaphor to get some intuitions about the problem, to talk about solutions it helps to know at least a little about the “reality” this metaphor maps to.… Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Source: InnoDB Data Locking – Part 2 “Locks”

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USN-4581-1: Python vulnerability

2020-10-14 KENNETH 0

USN-4581-1: Python vulnerability It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain character sequences. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform CRLF injection. Source: USN-4581-1: Python vulnerability