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Kali Linux 2026.2, the second release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 9 new tools and numerous Kali ...

CVE-2026-43503 DirtyClone is the fourth DirtyFrag-family privilege escalation in six weeks. JFrog's public PoC raises the ...

Alpine Linux 3.24 is out, bringing a new desktop environment that should make for a very high-performance combination.

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

A newly discovered 732-byte Python exploit poses severe risks to Linux systems globally. Affecting distributions like Ubuntu and Red Hat, this flaw has gone unnoticed since 2017. AI researchers found ...

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 ...

The topic of downstream and upstream is an important one in the Linux ecosystem, where from one base distribution you can go many layers of distros deep before even looking at all the other base ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Erik Steiger discusses the operational pain ...

An interministerial seminar convened on 8 April by the Directorate General for Enterprise, the National Agency for Information Systems Security, and the State Procurement Directorate produced a ...

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