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📰 Malware found in Linux builds of Cemu Wii U emulator If you’ve downloaded the Cemu Wii U emulator for Linux from the project’s official GitHub in the past few weeks, bad news: it may have added malware to your system when you ran it. The team who develop the the open-source emulator recently discovered that both the Linux AppImage and ZIP package of Cemu 2.6 on Github were “compromised” packages containing malware. The Cemu Flatpak and installers for Windows and macOS are not affected. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/cemu-linux-malware #appimage#flatpak#linux#opensource

📰 Downloaded Cemu for Linux recently? You may have malware If you recently downloaded the Cemu emulator for Linux from the project’s GitHub, be aware: it may have added malware to your system. The team behind the Wii U emulator discovered that both the official AppImage and its Ubuntu ZIP assets for the Cemu 2.6 release available to download from GitHub were “compromised”. Cemu’s Flatpak was not affected, nor were the GitHub installers for Windows and macOS. To wit: if you downloaded Cemu 2. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/cemu-linux-malware #appimage#flatpak#linux#ubuntu

📰 GNOME's Help Viewer Updated Due To Flatpak Sandbox Escape Vulnerability GNOME's help viewer, Yelp, last year was impacted by a serious security issue for arbitrary file reads. There's a new vulnerability affecting the GNOME help viewer that led to the Yelp 49.1 release to address a possible Flatpak sandbox escape vector... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Help-Viewer-2026-Sandbox #flatpak#gnome

📰 Flatpak 1.17.7 To Track The Age Of Configurations For Providing Much Better Performance Flatpak 1.17.7 is now available for continuing to advance open-source app sandboxing and distribution on the Linux desktop. Some interesting new features are in tow with this Flatpak update plus there is also an updated XDG-Desktop-Portal release too... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-1.17.7-Released #flatpak#linux#opensource

📰 Shelly 2.1 Package Manager for Arch Linux Revamps AppImage Support Shelly 2.1 package manager for Arch Linux is now available for download with better support for AppImage, Flatpak, and AUR packages, as well as many other enhancements. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-1-package-manager-for-arch-linux-revamps-appimage-support #appimage#arch#flatpak#linux

📰 Flatpak 1.16.4 Fixes Critical Sandbox Escape Vulnerability Flatpak 1.16.4 addresses a critical sandbox escape vulnerability that could allow host file access and code execution, along with three additional security issues. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/flatpak-1-16-4-fixes-critical-sandbox-escape-vulnerability/ #flatpak

📰 Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field Flatpak may be next, and the lobbying behind it is raising eyebrows After weeks of debate, code to record user age was finally merged into the Linux world's favorite system management daemon.… 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/24/foss_age_verification/ #flatpak#systemd#linux

📰Not a Firefox Fork! Kagi's Orion Browser Arrives on Linux as a Public Beta The Flatpak-only build brings basic browsing but extensions and Kagi Sync aren't ready yet. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17300329/orion-browser-linux-beta-release #flatpak#firefox#linux

📰 PipeWire 1.6 Released With Many New Features PipeWire 1.6 is out today as the newest feature release for this software widely used by the Linux desktop for managing of audio and video streams while nicely integrating with sandboxed Flatpak apps and more... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PipeWire-1.6 #linux#flatpak