Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...

Learn why Linux Kernel developers want to deprecate AF_ALG features, and the security concerns driving the decision.

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

A tiny Linux kernel mistake is now a serious local-root risk for systems that have not been updated. CVE-2026-23111 affects nf_tables, the kernel subsystem behind nftables, and public exploit ...

Some time ago, Linus Torvalds made a throwaway comment that sent ripples through the Linux world. Was it perhaps time to abandon support for the now-ancient Intel 486? Developers had already abandoned ...

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 ...

The Linux kernel development cycle continues with the release of Linux 6.19-rc4, the fourth release candidate in the lead-up to the final 6.19 stable kernel. As with previous RC builds, this release ...

Linus Torvalds officially announced the stable release of the Linux kernel 6.15 on May 25, 2025. Its arrival was delayed for a few hours, Torvalds said, "because of a last-minute bug report resulting ...