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After the CopyFail vulnerability gave root access from any user on almost all distributions last week, this week we’ve got DirtyFrag. This chains the vulnerability in CopyFail (xfrm-ESP) and ...

A critical Linux vulnerability known as CopyFail allows local privilege escalation across multiple Linux distributions, with ...

A new Linux zero-day exploit, named Dirty Frag, allows local attackers to gain root privileges on most major Linux ...

Unprivileged users on a Linux system can gain root privileges in seconds using two recently disclosed critical kernel exploits, with no patches available. The multiplying kernel exploits put most ...

Another win for Team Tux.

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While not as polished as it appears on the surface, the free, highly customizable Ubuntu operating system serves as an ...

A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected several ...

April 2026 has been and gone, but not before delivering an array of Linux software updates, including new versions of popular ...

The process relies on a patched vulnerability that allows the PS5 to boot into a Linux environment. It effectively turns the ...

Canonical announced plans to bake AI into Linux's most popular distro. Users who chose Ubuntu to avoid this kind of thing ...