Sync Updates for Week 19, 2024

This summary is generated using ChatGPT and edited by me

Here's the latest from this week's roundup:

1. Package Updates:

   • Steam and xfce4-panel-profiles: Missing dependencies for these packages have been addressed. Update your system to ensure these packages can work properly again.

2. "/usr Merge" Progress:

   • The "/usr Merge" initiative continues, with /bin and /sbin directories fully moved into the /usr directory. Compatibility symlinks have been added. This transition is crucial as the next version of systemd will drop support for unmerged-usr setups.

3. Extended Attributes (xattrs) Support:

   • ypkg and eopkg got new feature to export extended attributes (xattrs) info to files in packages and apply them during installation. This enables setting file capabilities for binaries, such as KWin being able to raise its process priority for improved responsiveness under load. Note that you may not see these benefits until the next package update. You can reinstall KWin to ensure it has capabilities with sudo eopkg it kwin --reinstall. To check which binaries have file capabilities, run getcap -r /usr/bin/.

4. Security Updates:

   • Important security fixes were made to several packages:
     • buildah: Updated to 1.35.3-44, addressing CVE-2024-1753 and CVE-2024-24786.
     • glib2: Updated to 2.80.2-106, fixing CVE-2024-34397.
     • strongswan: Updated to 5.9.14-10, resolving CVE-2023-41913.

Make sure to apply these updates promptly to stay protected!

That's all for this week's roundup! Keep an eye out for more updates next week!