Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has recently issued a series of important security updates affecting several key components, including Freetype, LibreOffice, Python-Jinja2, LibXSLT, and Grub 2. Each of these updates has been classified with a security impact rating of "Important" by Red Hat Product Security, which highlights the significance of addressing these vulnerabilities promptly.

A security update has been released for Doorkeeper, a Ruby gem used as an OAuth 2 provider for Rails and Grape, specifically for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update addresses multiple security vulnerabilities that were identified in the software.

The Arch Linux installer has been updated to version 3.0.3, introducing numerous enhancements and fixes aimed at improving user experience and system functionality. Key updates include the streamlining of preparations for Logical Volume Management (LVM) and partitioning, the substitution of the Sway window manager with Hyprland in profile seat selection, and the integration of a new arguments data structure.

CachyOS has officially released its March 2025 update, focusing on improved hardware compatibility and new features. The key highlight of this release is the integration of the Limine bootloader, which supports both BIOS and UEFI systems, along with offering direct Btrfs snapshot functionality. A new package, "cachyos-samba-settings," has been introduced to simplify Samba setup for users. The GSP firmware for the closed-source NVIDIA kernel module is now enabled, and fan and power management support is added through the ASUS Armoury driver.

The Fedora Quality Engineering team is set to host the Fedora 42 KDE Test Week on March 31, 2025. This event is crucial for the community as KDE becomes an integral part of the release. Participants from various teams, including development, quality assurance, and upstream, will collaborate to test the KDE environment.

KDE has released its latest version, KDE neon 20250330, which is built on the KDE Plasma 6.3.3 desktop environment. This Linux distribution is based on Ubuntu and is designed to provide users with the most up-to-date KDE Plasma experience.

Debian 11 LTS Updates for VIM and LibRabbitMQ

An updated microcode package for Debian GNU/Linux 11 (Bullseye) LTS has been released to address several security vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to local privilege escalation, denial of service, or information disclosure. The update, identified as Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4095-1, was published on March 29, 2025, and is critical for maintaining system security.

SUSE Linux has rolled out a series of security updates for its openSUSE Tumbleweed distribution, addressing vulnerabilities across several key software packages. The updates include the following:

The Debian 13 (Trixie) release has officially entered its initial freeze phase as of March 15, 2025. During this period, transition requests are no longer accepted, and maintainers of toolchain-related packages must refrain from uploads without prior approval from the release team. Any significant changes to the unstable branch should now be directed to the experimental branch.

A new Debian Linux update has been published: Liquorix Linux Kernel 6.13-9 released

A new Linux article has been published: Linux Kernel 6.13.9 released

A new Linux article has been published: Linux Kernel 6.12.21 released

A new Linux article has been published: Linux Kernel 6.1.132 released

A new Linux article has been published: Linux Kernel 6.6.85 released

A new Debian Linux update has been published: LibXSLT and Ruby updates for Debian

A new SUSE update has been released: Corosync, Erlang26, Govulncheck-vulndb, Mercurial, Python3, Skopeo updates for SUSE

A new Ubuntu Linux update is available: Linux Kernel, Ansible, OpenSC updates for Ubuntu

A new Fedora Linux update is available: NodeJS-Nodemon, LibSSH2, WebkitGTK, Containerd, LibXML2, Augeas updates for Fedora

A new Debian Linux update has been published: Liquorix Linux Kernel 6.13-8 released