Release notes for Yocto-4.0.4 (Kirkstone)

Security Fixes in Yocto-4.0.4

binutils : fix CVE-2022-38533
curl: fix CVE-2022-35252
sqlite: fix CVE-2022-35737
grub2: fix CVE-2021-3695, CVE-2021-3696, CVE-2021-3697, CVE-2022-28733, CVE-2022-28734 and CVE-2022-28735
u-boot: fix CVE-2022-30552 and CVE-2022-33967
libxml2: Ignore CVE-2016-3709
libtiff: fix CVE-2022-34526
zlib: fix CVE-2022-37434
gnutls: fix CVE-2022-2509
u-boot: fix CVE-2022-33103
qemu: fix CVE-2021-3507, CVE-2021-3929, CVE-2021-4158, CVE-2022-0216 and CVE-2022-0358

Fixes in Yocto-4.0.4

apr: Cache configure tests which use AC_TRY_RUN
apr: Use correct strerror_r implementation based on libc type
apt: fix nativesdk-apt build failure during the second time build
archiver.bbclass: remove unsed do_deploy_archives[dirs]
archiver.bbclass: some recipes that uses the kernelsrc bbclass uses the shared source
autoconf: Fix strict prototype errors in generated tests
autoconf: Update K & R stype functions
bind: upgrade to 9.18.5
bitbake.conf: set BB_DEFAULT_UMASK using ??=
bitbake: ConfHandler/BBHandler: Improve comment error messages and add tests
bitbake: ConfHandler: Remove lingering close
bitbake: bb/utils: movefile: use the logger for printing
bitbake: bb/utils: remove: check the path again the expand python glob
bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Correct description of the ??= operator
bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: npm fetcher: improve description of SRC_URI format
bitbake: bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: hashserv can be accessed on a dedicated domain
bitbake: bitbake: runqueue: add cpu/io pressure regulation
bitbake: bitbake: runqueue: add memory pressure regulation
bitbake: cooker: Drop sre_constants usage
bitbake: doc: bitbake-user-manual: add explicit target for crates fetcher
bitbake: doc: bitbake-user-manual: document npm and npmsw fetchers
bitbake: event.py: ignore exceptions from stdout and sterr operations in atexit
bitbake: fetch2: Ensure directory exists before creating symlink
bitbake: fetch2: gitsm: fix incorrect handling of git submodule relative urls
bitbake: runqueue: Change pressure file warning to a note
bitbake: runqueue: Fix unihash cache mismatch issues
bitbake: toaster: fix kirkstone version
bitbake: utils: Pass lock argument in fileslocked
bluez5: upgrade to 5.65
boost: fix install of fiber shared libraries
cairo: Adapt the license information based on what is being built
classes: cve-check: Get shared database lock
cmake: remove CMAKE_ASM_FLAGS variable in toolchain file
connman: Backports for security fixes
core-image.bbclass: Exclude openssh complementary packages
cracklib: Drop using register keyword
cracklib: upgrade to 2.9.8
create-spdx: Fix supplier field
create-spdx: handle links to inaccessible locations
create-spdx: ignore packing control files from ipk and deb
cve-check: Don’t use f-strings
cve-check: close cursors as soon as possible
devtool/upgrade: catch bb.fetch2.decodeurl errors
devtool/upgrade: correctly clean up when recipe filename isn’t yet known
devtool: error out when workspace is using old override syntax
ell: upgrade to 0.50
epiphany: upgrade to 42.4
externalsrc: Don’t wipe out src dir when EXPORT_FUNCTIONS is used.
gcc-multilib-config: Fix i686 toolchain relocation issues
gcr: Define _GNU_SOURCE
gdk-pixbuf: upgrade to 2.42.9
glib-networking: upgrade to 2.72.2
go: upgrade to v1.17.13
insane.bbclass: Skip patches not in oe-core by full path
iso-codes: upgrade to 4.11.0
kernel-fitimage.bbclass: add padding algorithm property in config nodes
kernel-fitimage.bbclass: only package unique DTBs
kernel: Always set CC and LD for the kernel build
kernel: Use consistent make flags for menuconfig
lib:npm_registry: initial checkin
libatomic-ops: upgrade to 7.6.14
libcap: upgrade to 2.65
libjpeg-turbo: upgrade to 2.1.4
libpam: use /run instead of /var/run in systemd tmpfiles
libtasn1: upgrade to 4.19.0
liburcu: upgrade to 0.13.2
libwebp: upgrade to 1.2.4
libwpe: upgrade to 1.12.3
libxml2: Port gentest.py to Python-3
lighttpd: upgrade to 1.4.66
linux-yocto/5.10: update genericx86* machines to v5.10.135
linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.137
linux-yocto/5.15: update genericx86* machines to v5.15.59
linux-yocto/5.15: update to v5.15.62
linux-yocto: Fix COMPATIBLE_MACHINE regex match
linux-yocto: prepend the the value with a space when append to KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS
lttng-modules: fix 5.19+ build
lttng-modules: fix build against mips and v5.19 kernel
lttng-modules: fix build for kernel 5.10.137
lttng-modules: replace mips compaction fix with upstream change
lz4: upgrade to 1.9.4
maintainers: update opkg maintainer
meta: introduce UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE
migration guides: add missing release notes
mobile-broadband-provider-info: upgrade to 20220725
nativesdk: Clear TUNE_FEATURES
npm: replace ‘npm pack’ call by ‘tar czf’
npm: return content of ‘package.json’ in ‘npm_pack’
npm: take ‘version’ directly from ‘package.json’
npm: use npm_registry to cache package
oeqa/gotoolchain: put writable files in the Go module cache
oeqa/gotoolchain: set CGO_ENABLED=1
oeqa/parselogs: add qemuarmv5 arm-charlcd masking
oeqa/qemurunner: add run_serial() comment
oeqa/selftest: rename git.py to intercept.py
oeqa: qemurunner: Report UNIX Epoch timestamp on login
package_rpm: Do not replace square brackets in %files
packagegroup-self-hosted: update for strace
parselogs: Ignore xf86OpenConsole error
perf: Fix reproducibility issues with 5.19 onwards
pinentry: enable _XOPEN_SOURCE on musl for wchar usage in curses
poky.conf: add ubuntu-22.04 to tested distros
poky.conf: bump version for 4.0.4
pseudo: Update to include recent upstream minor fixes
python3-pip: Fix RDEPENDS after the update
ref-manual: add numa to machine features
relocate_sdk.py: ensure interpreter size error causes relocation to fail
rootfs-postcommands.bbclass: avoid moving ssh host keys if etc is writable
rootfs.py: dont try to list installed packages for baremetal images
rootfspostcommands.py: Cleanup subid backup files generated by shadow-utils
ruby: drop capstone support
runqemu: Add missing space on default display option
runqemu: display host uptime when starting
sanity: add a comment to ensure CONNECTIVITY_CHECK_URIS is correct
scripts/oe-setup-builddir: make it known where configurations come from
scripts/runqemu.README: fix typos and trailing whitespaces
selftest/wic: Tweak test case to not depend on kernel size
shadow: Avoid nss warning/error with musl
shadow: Enable subid support
system-requirements.rst: Add Ubuntu 22.04 to list of supported distros
systemd: Add ‘no-dns-fallback’ PACKAGECONFIG option
systemd: Fix unwritable /var/lock when no sysvinit handling
sysvinit-inittab/start_getty: Fix respawn too fast
tcp-wrappers: Fix implicit-function-declaration warnings
tzdata: upgrade to 2022b
util-linux: Remove –enable-raw from EXTRA_OECONF
vala: upgrade to 0.56.3
vim: Upgrade to 9.0.0453
watchdog: Include needed system header for function decls
webkitgtk: upgrade to 2.36.5
weston: upgrade to 10.0.2
wic/bootimg-efi: use cross objcopy when building unified kernel image
wic: add target tools to PATH when executing native commands
wic: depend on cross-binutils
wireless-regdb: upgrade to 2022.08.12
wpebackend-fdo: upgrade to 1.12.1
xinetd: Pass missing -D_GNU_SOURCE
xz: update to 5.2.6