Linux distros are rolling out patches for a new high-severity kernel privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to run malicious code as root. Known as Fragnasia and tracked as ...

Major Linux distributions are rushing to fix two new vulnerabilities after the disclosure embargo was broken. The vulnerability, comprised of two chained issues in subsystems of the Linux kernel and ...

A public exploit is available for a nine-year old vulnerability that affects the Linux kernel, paving the way for root privilege escalation. The flaw, which actually is two vulnerabilities chained ...

A new Linux zero-day exploit, named Dirty Frag, allows local attackers to gain root privileges on most major Linux distributions with a single command. Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim, who disclosed ...

Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel. "Dirty Frag is a vulnerability (class) that achieves root privileges on most ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. For context, CPPC, short for Collaborative Processor Performance Control, already helps operating systems figure out which CPU cores are fastest for a ...

It's not often that a major vulnerability is found in the Linux kernel, but when it does happen, it demands attention. Such is the case with "Copy Fail", which has just been found and disclosed by ...

Lightweight Linux distributions offer an effective way to rejuvenate older computers, allowing them to perform everyday tasks efficiently despite hardware limitations. As highlighted by ...

Zenclora is a high-performing, beautiful OS. Based on Debian, this distro uses a tweaked GNOME DE. You can download and install Zenclora for free. Typically, when I ...

A recent Linux patch has revealed a new performance boosting feature on AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors that could arrive on Windows 11 26H2 and 27H2. Be it Windows or Linux, AMD processors and their ...

PCWorld reports that Linux 7.0-rc1 is now available for testing, though creator Linus Torvalds emphasizes the major version number change reflects his preference for smaller numbers rather than ...