The latest Linux kernel release closes out the 6.x era - and it's a gift to cloud admins

The latest Linux kernel release closes out the 6.x era - and it's a gift to cloud admins ...

Torvalds kicks off Linux 7.0 after 6.19 lands with key tech gains

For years, Torvalds has managed kernel versioning with a lighthearted logic: increase the major number only when he can no ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel Runtime Guard Reaches 1.0: A Major Milestone for Runtime Kernel Security

LKRG is a loadable kernel module designed to protect the Linux kernel at runtime. Instead of relying solely on compile-time ...
OMG! Ubuntu

Linux 6.19: 40% Speed Boost on Old AMD GPUs & Faster Ext4

Linux 6.19 brings native Vulkan support to older AMD Radeon GPUs, hardware-accelerated HDR via the DRM Colour Pipeline API ...
ZDNet

Linux kernel 6.13 isn't a major release but's it still important - here's why

On Jan. 19, Linus Torvalds officially released the Linux 6.13 kernel. I can't call the 6.13 kernel a major release, but it's still a step forward in performance, security, and hardware support. That's ...
ZDNet

Linux kernel 6.11 is out - with its own BSOD

Vienna, Austria: Linus Torvalds and I are both in Vienna, which is being blasted by a storm. So, instead of looking at museums, I spent my time writing, and he spent his time releasing the Linux 6.11 ...

Anonymizing Linux: Emergency update Tails 7.4.2 closes kernel vulnerability

The kernel of older Tails versions contains security vulnerabilities. Version 7.4.2 of the anonymizing Linux distribution ...
Bleeping Computer

Linux kernel impacted by new SLUBStick cross-cache attack

A novel Linux Kernel cross-cache attack named SLUBStick has a 99% success in converting a limited heap vulnerability into an arbitrary memory read-and-write capability, letting the researchers elevate ...