Within the span of three weeks, Linux administrators have been handed their third root-level privilege-escalation ...

Linux 6.17 features significant CPU improvements. It addresses the eternal Spectre and Meltdown security holes. The next release, 6.18, will be a long-term support kernel. Linus Torvalds is the first ...

Linus Torvalds released the third release candidate (RC3) for Linux Kernel 7.1. Learn what's new in Kernel 7.1-rc3.

The stable release of Linux Kernel 6.18 was officially tagged on November 30, 2025. It’s expected to become this year’s major long-term support (LTS) kernel, something many users and distributions ...

Testing is an integral and important part of any software development cycle, open or closed, and Linux kernel is no exception to that. Developer testing, integration testing, regression, and stress ...

Spend enough time around Android, or even PCs, and eventually, you will come across the term, “the Linux kernel.” Android uses the Linux kernel too. In fact, it’s an integral part of the way your ...

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s networking stack gives any user with local shell access a reliable path to full root ...

Linus Torvalds releases Linux Kernel 7.1 RC4, slamming a "flood" of AI-generated bug reports causing "pointless work".

Linux server admins may get the ability to turn off a vulnerable function in the OS kernel until a patch for a zero-day ...

The 4th Linux kernel flaw this month can lead to stolen SSH host keys ...

One point in favor of the sprawling Linux ecosystem is its broad hardware support—the kernel officially supports everything from ’90s-era PC hardware to Arm-based Apple Silicon chips, thanks to ...