DirtyClone, tracked as CVE-2026-43503, is a Linux kernel vulnerability that allows any local user to gain root privileges.

Linux kernel strncpy removed in Linux 7.2 after 362 patches and six years of coordinated work. The dangerous C string ...

More than 140,000 lines of code bite the dust as ancient CPUs, bus mice, and other legacy leftovers face the chop ...

Kroah-Hartman announced on his blog that the 3.10 Linux Kernel would be the next long-term kernel. He said, "Despite the fact that the 3.10-stable kernel releases are not slowing down at all, and ...

Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform ...

Testing is an integral and important part of any software development cycle, open or closed, and Linux kernel is no exception to that. Developer testing, integration testing, regression, and stress ...

Because why not?

Microsoft will begin to ship an in-house custom built Linux kernel starting with the Windows 10 Insider builds this summer. This kernel is to become the backbone for the new Windows Subsystem for ...

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