New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels ...
Bleeping Computer

Linux kernel bug can let hackers escape Kubernetes containers

A vulnerability affecting Linux kernel and tracked as CVE-2022-0185 can be used to escape containers in Kubernetes, giving access to resources on the host system. Security researchers warn that ...
OSTechNix

Linux Kernel 7.0 Cuts M1 Pro Laptop Battery Drain by 20%

Linux Kernel 7.0 cuts battery drain by 20% on M1 Pro, Max, and Ultra Macs. Here’s how Asahi Linux’s new PMP drivers improve ...
Computer Weekly

Russian Linux kernel maintainers blocked

Last week, Greg Kroah-Hartman, the current maintainer of the stable branch of the open source Linux kernel, issued a message on the Linux code maintainers mail list announcing that it was removing ...
Android Authority

Google extends Linux kernel support to keep Android devices secure for longer

Google has committed to a four-year support lifetime for its Linux kernel forks, starting with kernel 6.6. Android devices utilize the Linux kernel and need to be periodically updated to receive fixes ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

COMP_SCI 446: Kernel and Other Low-level Software Development

The development of low-level software such as drivers, kernels, hypervisors, run-times, system libraries, JITs, and firmware is very different from the development of applications. The goal of this ...