Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Gentoo Forums
Quick Search: in
NFO: uMatrix firefox plugin updated
View unanswered posts
View posts from last 24 hours

 
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Unsupported Software
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
CaptainBlood
Advocate
Advocate


Joined: 24 Jan 2010
Posts: 3561

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:38 pm    Post subject: NFO: uMatrix firefox plugin updated Reply with quote

Thks 4 ur attention, interest & support.
_________________
USE="-*" in /etc/portage/make.conf here.


Last edited by CaptainBlood on Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:35 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
asturm
Developer
Developer


Joined: 05 Apr 2007
Posts: 8933

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Hu
Moderator
Moderator


Joined: 06 Mar 2007
Posts: 21490

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What Named Flying Object is this? Do users need to take some special action to land this NFO?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
CaptainBlood
Advocate
Advocate


Joined: 24 Jan 2010
Posts: 3561

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello all Tweedledum & Tweedledee friends @ Gentoo forum.

That browser plugin has been declared abandonned ~ 16 months ago.
Lucky me I didn't remove it.
Was happily surprised by update notification.

Thks 4 ur attention, interest & support.
_________________
USE="-*" in /etc/portage/make.conf here.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
tholin
Apprentice
Apprentice


Joined: 04 Oct 2008
Posts: 200

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's still not actively developed but Raymond Hill made a special exception and released a new version with a fix for this vulnerability.
https://github.com/vtriolet/writings/blob/main/posts/2021/ublock_origin_and_umatrix_denial_of_service.adoc
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
pjp
Administrator
Administrator


Joined: 16 Apr 2002
Posts: 20053

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I'm not mistaken, it was "discontinued" about a year ago? 2018 was the last year with a lot of updates. Version history since 2018 from github:
Quote:
1.4.4 Jul 20, 2021
1.4.3b0 Jul 19, 2021
1.4.2 Jul 19, 2021
1.4.1b6 Feb 24, 2020
1.4.1b5 Jan 3, 2020
1.4.1b4 Dec 31, 2019
1.4.0 Sep 5, 2019


tholin wrote:
It's still not actively developed but Raymond Hill made a special exception and released a new version with a fix for this vulnerability.
https://github.com/vtriolet/writings/blob/main/posts/2021/ublock_origin_and_umatrix_denial_of_service.adoc
Looks like that was fixed in 1.4.2 in July. Updates after that look like maintenance (based on cursory look at release notes).

uBlock Origin doesn't seem like a solution to me, so I'm grateful he's fixing occasional issues.
_________________
Quis separabit? Quo animo?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Anon-E-moose
Watchman
Watchman


Joined: 23 May 2008
Posts: 6095
Location: Dallas area

PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

pjp wrote:
uBlock Origin doesn't seem like a solution to me, so I'm grateful he's fixing occasional issues.


I use a combination of uMatrix and uBlock and it works well, replaces the old combo of adblock/noscript
_________________
PRIME x570-pro, 3700x, 6.1 zen kernel
gcc 13, profile 17.0 (custom bare multilib), openrc, wayland
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
pjp
Administrator
Administrator


Joined: 16 Apr 2002
Posts: 20053

PostPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anon-E-moose wrote:
I use a combination of uMatrix and uBlock and it works well, replaces the old combo of adblock/noscript
I have uBlock installed, I just don't use it directly in whatever manner it supposedly replaces uMatrix. I've read that manual rules can be created, but that's a usability loss.
_________________
Quis separabit? Quo animo?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Gentoo Forums Forum Index Unsupported Software All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum