Security Boulevard

Fragnesia Extends Linux Kernel Security Challenge with Root-Level Exploit

A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability is intensifying concerns about the stability of recent kernel security fixes, after researchers revealed a ...

Privilege escalation in Linux: Local users can read foreign files

The vulnerability was known for years, fixed Thursday. Hours later, an exploit is available as the kernel team prepares ...
GamingOnLinux

SteamOS 3.7.25 and 3.8.5 Beta released - bug fixes and better dGPU video memory management

Valve released the latest small stable update to their Linux distro with SteamOS 3.7.25, along with SteamOS 3.8.5 Beta ...
Linux Journal

#MemoryManagement

This article provides a look into Linux memory management, exploring the intricacies of page tables, the role of swapping, and different memory allocation mechanisms. By the end, readers will gain a ...
Security Boulevard

Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Dirty Frag) Alert

Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT has detected a Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability (Dirty Frag) disclosed online. Attackers use the logical defects of splice system calls in conjunction ...
ZDNet

Linux 6.16 brings faster file systems, improved confidential memory support, and more Rust support

The changes in the latest Linux kernel, Linux 6.16, may be small, but they include some significant ones. Linus Torvalds himself summed up this release as looking fine, small, and calm, but not ...