Two new high-severity vulnerabilities, dubbed ’Dirty Frag’ when chained, have been found in the Linux kernel, affecting most ...

A maintainer wants a first-aid kit for the Linux kernel and a proposal is currently being reviewed.

The idea of a kill switch for privileged operators has been suggested by Sasha Levin, a distinguished engineer at Nvidia and ...

Dirty Frag, a critical Linux kernel zero-day vulnerability with no patch and giving hackers root, has gone public after an ...

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Linux is engineered with security in mind. In fact, the most fundamental security mechanisms are built right in to the kernel itself, which makes it extremely hard for malicious code to bypass.

Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux ...

Hyunwoo Kim, also known as "V4bel," recently disclosed "Dirty Frag," a dangerous security vulnerability that provides local ...

A researcher shared their findings with Linux distro maintainers, but leaked before a patch was built.

Linux is getting a security wake-up call - why it was inevitable and I'm not worried ...

With Linux 7.1-rc2, an upstream fix for the audio issue has finally landed, potentially simplifying support for Linux gaming ...