Developers of Linux are actively engaged in rectifying a critical vulnerability, which under certain conditions allows malicious actors to install malware at the firmware level of the motherboard. Such infections, also known as “bootkits,”...
Recently, a significant local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability was identified in the GNU C Library (glibc). Tracked as CVE-2023-6246, this security flaw stems from the “__vsyslog_internal()” function in glibc, responsible for logging messages in...
The Linux Kernel 6.8 has received pivotal updates that markedly enhance the performance of the TCP stack, potentially increasing efficiency in handling multiple parallel TCP connections by up to 40%. This enhancement became feasible...
According to an announcement by Phoronix, the Linux system component systemd version 255 has been released, introducing a service called systemd-bsod, which displays full-screen error messages on Linux. The term BSOD, known as the...
A software engineer from SkySafe, Mark Newlin, discovered a perilous vulnerability in Bluetooth, that existed since around 2012. This flaw enables malefactors to connect to Apple, Android, and Linux devices without authentication and execute...
The latest research by Check Point has unveiled significant shifts in the cyber threat landscape, where experts have observed a marked increase in ransomware attacks targeting Linux systems, particularly ESXi, compared to the traditionally...
Reports suggest that Amazon may be planning to develop a new operating system based on Linux, codenamed “Vega,” aiming to replace the Android-based Fire OS. This system is intended for use in Fire TV...
AMD is currently actively preparing for the next-generation Zen 4 series architecture, and related technical support is also following up. According to Phoronix, AMD has quietly uploaded temperature sensor driver support for Zen 4...
In the near future, the Linux kernel will release a new patch to solve the problem of Intel’s 12th-generation Core series processors, about the core priority of the performance core based on the Golden...
Under normal circumstances, the performance of the processor should be similar on different operating systems, but this situation is different on Intel’s 12th generation Alder Lake processor. The reason is that Intel’s new processor...
Recently, Linux officially issued a risk notice for remote code execution of Linux Kernel TIPC, the vulnerability number is CVE-2021-43267, the vulnerability level is serious. TIPC (Transparent Inter Process Communication) is a protocol designed...
Microsoft provided a beta version of the Microsoft Edge browser to Linux users in October 2020. The main choices are the Beta version and the Canary version. Microsoft is not yet ready to provide...
AMD’s Secure Memory Encryption (SME) feature was found to be flawed, which may cause problems for some Linux systems. This was discovered by Linux engineer Paul Menzel a few days ago. The secure memory...
Paragon Software’s NTFS3 kernel driver has been submitted to the Linux-next branch, and Linux 5.15 may use this new driver. As early as last year, Paragon Software announced that it wanted to merge the...
Previously rumored that AMD’s next-generation Radeon RX 7000 series will be divided into two. There will be three types of GPUs using RDNA 3 architecture: Navi 31/Navi 32/Navi 33. Among them, Navi 31 and...
The mailing list shows that Intel has submitted a patch to enable device memory support for its DG2 graphics card. The DG2 graphics card is now code-named “Alchemist“, which is the first generation product...
