[Astlinux-users] AstLinux Pre-Release: astlinux-1.5-5724-2f90aa

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Announcing AstLinux Pre-Release: astlinux-1.5-5724-2f90aa

** New 1.5.x series based on Linux Kernel 5.10

-- New toolchain: glibc 2.31, binutils 2.35.1, gcc 9.4.0, using crosstool-ng-1.25.0

** The AstLinux Team is regularly upgrading packages containing security and bug fixes as well as adding new features of our own.

-- Linux Kernel 5.10.162 (major version bump), security and bug fixes

-- filesystem, use ext4 driver instead of ext2.  Enable feature 'extra_isize' for new installs, without journal.
	Note: With 'extra_isize' added for new installs, disks must be mounted as ext4, but they can be mounted read-only using ext2.

-- wireguard, igb, igc and e1000e drivers are now native with the 5.10 kernel

-- OpenSSL, version bump to 1.1.1t, security fixes: CVE-2023-0286, CVE-2023-0215, CVE-2022-4450, CVE-2022-4304

-- libcurl (curl) version bump to 7.87.0, security fixes: CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552

-- LibreTLS, version bump to 3.7.0

-- libpcap, version bump to 1.10.3

-- libsrtp, version bump to 2.5.0

-- e2fsprogs, version bump to 1.46.6

-- htop, version bump to 3.2.2

-- linux-firmware, version bump to 20210919, provide binary blobs for r8169 and tg3 NIC drivers

-- sqlite, version bump to 3.40.1

-- stunnel, version bump to 5.68

-- sudo, version 1.8.32, add security fix: CVE-2023-22809

-- tcpdump, version 4.99.3

-- tiff, version bump to 4.5.0, security fixes: many

-- unbound, version bump to 1.17.1

-- Asterisk 13.38.3 ('13se' no change)
	Last Asterisk 13.x "Legacy" version, built --without-pjproject

-- Asterisk 16.30.0 (version bump) and 18.16.0 (version bump)

-- DAHDI, dahdi-linux 3.2.0 (version bump) and dahdi-tools 3.2.0 (version bump)
	Note: Retain patch to support (wctdm24xxp) TDM800P/AEX800 and TDM410P/AEX410 PCI cards.
	Note: Retain patch to support (wctdm) TDM400P PCI cards.
	Note: Retain patch to support (wcfxo) X100P PCI cards.

-- pjsip 2.12.1 (no change)

-- Complete Pre-Release ChangeLog:
https://astlinux-project.org/beta/astlinux-changelog/ChangeLog.txt

The "AstLinux Pre-Release ChangeLog" and "Pre-Release Repository URL" entries can be found under the "Development" tab of the AstLinux Project web site ...

AstLinux Project -> Development
https://www.astlinux-project.org/dev.html

AstLinux Team