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Description:
AstLinux is a "Network Appliance for Communications" open-source x86_64 Linux software distribution.
Unified communications including voice, presence and messaging.
Network routing, stateful filtering firewall and VPN support.
AstLinux's framework allows integrators and developers to deploy solutions that may be remotely monitored, supported and upgraded using an optimized 60 MB compressed image.
Release Notes:
New 1.5.x series based on Linux Kernel 5.10:
Toolchain: glibc 2.31, binutils 2.35.1, gcc 9.4.0, using crosstool-ng-1.25.0
Filesystem: use ext4 driver instead of ext2. Enable feature 'extra_isize' for new installs, without journal
Network Drivers: wireguard, igb, igc and e1000e drivers are now native with the 5.10 kernel
DAHDI: dahdi-linux 3.2.0 and dahdi-tools 3.2.0
AstLinux 1.5.1 Highlights:
Linux Kernel 5.10.179, security and bug fixes
RUNNIX, version bump to runnix-0.6.15
OpenSSL, version bump to 1.1.1u, security fixes: CVE-2023-0464, CVE-2023-0465, CVE-2023-0466, CVE-2023-2650
libcurl (curl) version bump to 8.1.2, security fixes: CVE-2023-27537, CVE-2023-27536, CVE-2023-27535, CVE-2023-27534, CVE-2023-27533, CVE-2023-28319, CVE-2023-28320, CVE-2023-28321, CVE-2023-28322
libcap, version bump to 2.69, security fixes: CVE-2023-2602, CVE-2023-2603
libpcap, version bump to 1.10.4
libxml2, version bump to 2.10.4, security fixes: CVE-2023-29469, CVE-2023-28484
dnsmasq, version 2.84, security fix: CVE-2023-28450
Fossil, (major) version bump to 2.22
ncurses, version bump to 6.4, security fix: CVE-2023-29491
pjsip version bump to 2.13
sngrep, version bump to 1.7.0
sqlite, version bump to 3.42.0
tiff, version bump to 4.5.1
tcpdump, version bump to 4.99.4
udev (eudev), version bump to 3.2.12
zabbix, version bump to 4.0.47, security fix: CVE-2023-29456
Asterisk '13se' (stable edition) version 13.38.3 is the last Asterisk 13.x "Legacy" version,
built --without-pjproject
Package upgrades providing important security and bug fixes
All users are encouraged to upgrade, read the
ChangeLog
for the details.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Existing AstLinux installs created before 1.5.0 can be upgraded to 1.5.0 (or later) and downgraded back without issue.
New AstLinux installs created with 1.5.0 (or later) can not run versions before 1.5.0 since the newly created
ext4 partitions contain filesystem features not understood by the previous ext2 filesystem driver.
