Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit DirtyClone (CVE-2026-43503) is publicly documented: JFrog published a working attack walkthrough Thursday showing how any local user can gain root on ...

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

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ESET researchers have discovered SprySOCKS for Windows, FishMonger’s backdoor weaponizing a kernel driver for advanced ...

The new kernel, Linux 7.1, brings a modern NTFS driver and activates Intel's FRED by default. Furthermore, the use of AI in ...

Linus Torvalds gave the starting signal for Linux 7.1. In addition to a completely new NTFS driver, the extensive kernel ...

The Linux desktop community discussed at the Linux App Summit 2026 how to make Linux systems more secure, robust, and ...

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been released for the CIFSwitch flaw, which allows low-privileged users to escalate to root on vulnerable Linux systems. A vulnerability that lurked in the ...

A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed 'CIFSwitch' in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to forge CIFS authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel's key request ...

For years, owners of Vizio smart TVs have had little control over the software running on their sets—software that can track viewing habits, push ads, and generally shape the experience of using the ...

Another Linux kernel flaw has handed local unprivileged users a way to peek at files they should never be able to read, including root-only secrets such as SSH keys. The bug affects multiple LTS ...