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Security updates for Friday

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (ansible-core and pcp), Debian (chromium, libgit2, python-httplib2, and sabnzbdplus), Fedora (dokuwiki, domoticz, dotnet10.0, dotnet8.0, dotnet9.0, firefox, i2c-display, libgit2, lyx, ntpsec, openssh, perl-DBI, php-phpseclib3, python-alembic, python-asyncmy, python-sqlalchemy, python3.13, roundcubemail, trafficserver, wireshark, and wordpress), Red…

On Friday, numerous software packages received critical security updates from multiple Linux distributions. AlmaLinux, Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu all released patches for a wide array of programs. These updates addressed vulnerabilities across a range of technologies, including web browsers, databases, networking tools, and system utilities.

The affected software includes chromium, firefox, openssh, libgit2, python-httplib2, libcrypt-library, kernel, python-pillow, docker, kubernetes, ruby, vim, and wget, among others. The timely release of these security fixes demonstrates the ongoing commitment of Linux maintainers to protect users from potential threats and maintain the integrity of their operating systems.

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