A series of patches proposing a MEMINSPECT mechanism for memory analysis and debugging has been submitted to the Linux kernel developers’ mailing list. The initiative comes from Linaro engineer Evgeny Khristev, who introduced twenty-six...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that a high-severity flaw in the Linux kernel is being actively exploited in ransomware campaigns. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-1086 — a use-after-free...
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has once again publicly criticized developers—this time drawing attention to text and code formatting in Rust. Just a day earlier, he had stated that big-endian support for RISC-V would not...
Amid the ongoing duel between Linux kernel developers and authors of malicious modules, each kernel release reshuffles the balance of power. A recent example is the FlipSwitch rootkit module, which employs an unusual technique...
Researcher Nicholas Zubriski of Trend Research has disclosed a critical flaw in the ksmbd component of the Linux kernel, enabling attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code with the highest system privileges. The vulnerability, tracked...
An experimental proposal has been introduced to the Linux kernel, adding support for a “multi-kernel” architecture—the ability to run several independent kernel instances simultaneously on a single physical machine. Each kernel instance can be...
Generative AI is now assisting in selecting patches for backporting into the stable branches of Linux, including long-term support (LTS) releases. Sasha Levin, the LTS maintainer, recently advanced updates to kernel documentation regarding the...
The first release of the Linux 6.17 kernel has arrived—yet it contains no updates related to the bcachefs file system. And the reason lies not in technical shortcomings. On August 10, Linus Torvalds announced...
Several years ago, Google engineers began developing the Address Space Isolation (ASI) mechanism for the Linux kernel, designed to shield systems from attacks exploiting speculative processor execution. The aim was to create a universal...
Linus Torvalds delivered a sharp rebuke to the initial batch of RISC-V patches proposed for inclusion in Linux 6.17, citing both their untimely submission and the presence of what he called “garbage” changes unrelated...
In the ongoing development of Linux 6.17, the volume of Rust code and the number of associated abstractions continue to grow. As with recent releases, Rust is steadily establishing itself within the kernel as...
Linux kernel version 6.17 introduces a new processor vulnerability management system—Attack Vector Controls—engineered by AMD’s David Kaplan. This enhancement aims to streamline the configuration of CPU vulnerability mitigations for system administrators and advanced Linux...
