Agenda

Core Update 183 - Feedback on Testing
- Feedback on testing for Linux Kernel 6.6 and OpenSSL 3.2.1.
- Feedback on GRUB 2.12 patch by Arne.
Core Update 184 - Planning and Proposed Features
- Consideration of Suricata 7 in light of OPNsense's recent release.
- Preliminary discussion on features and timeline.
- ThreatFox Suricata ruleset and RAM usage (~2 GB). Action: Adam to update the ruleset Wiki page for clarity on system resources needed for this ruleset.

Discussion on the recent redesign of the IPFire Website, Community Forum & IPFire WUI.
- Feedback gathering and suggestions for further improvements.

cpufrequtils addon removal
- Current Version: 008 (last updated in 2015)
- Kernel devs no longer updating this package as capability has been built-in to the kernel
- Users reporting that it tries to run the amd_pstate driver on intel CPU's
- Does this still make sense to keep when it gives errors in operation, is not updated and the functionality is built-in to the kernel

Bug#12981 - Update and Resolution Status
- Progress review and discussion on any outstanding issues.

Open floor for community and team member feedback.
- Encourage sharing of new concerns or suggestions for future updates.

Attendees

Kernel seems to work fine
The new design will be released as is, minor problems have been identified and will be fixed over time
The RSA key change seems to be flawless, but we should consider to remove it altogether in the future
GRUB should be fine as there was lots of feedback
suricata: A security release is pending, will check if its viable for inclusion

Adolf is looking at upgrading to Suricata 7 (#13516)
Threatfox is going to be included with a hint that it has high memory consumption
There is some pending IPsec changes that need to be reviewed about expiring host certificates (https://patchwork.ipfire.org/project/ipfire/list/?series=4130)