Linux security developer Jenny Guanni Qu has discovered that bugs in the Linux kernel can remain hidden for more than two ...

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After years of countless reviews, discussions, and code rewrites, Linus Torvalds approved on Saturday a new security feature for the Linux kernel, named "lockdown." The new feature will ship as a LSM ...

A new hardware enablement (HWE) will roll out to users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS this month, ahead of the Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS point ...

Configuration is the first step in building a kernel. There are many ways and various options to choose from. The kernel will generate a .config file at the end of the process and generate a series of ...

The latest version of the Linux kernel cleans out nearly 100K lines of code, adds file encryption and the Berkeley Packet Filter, plus makes a nod to gamers and ...

If we look at just the bugs that were fixed in 2025, that share increases to 20% of said bugs being around for five years or ...

The latest Linux kernel is out with a slew of new features -- and, for once, this release has been nice and easy. As Linux creator Linus Torvalds wrote on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML): "It's ...

Tor has announced Oniux, a new command-line tool for routing any Linux application securely through the Tor network for anonymized network connections. CISA has ordered federal agencies to secure ...

The Linux kernel, the core of any Linux distribution, constantly is evolving to incorporate new technologies and to improve performance, scalability and usability. Every new kernel release adds ...

The “What’s the difference between UNIX and Linux?” question can be answered similar to the analogy section that many of us had to complete on the SAT test; UNIX is to DOS as Linux is to Windows. That ...

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of version 3.0 of the Linux kernel. Although the version bump, which takes the kernel straight from 2.6.39 to 3.0, suggests a release of some significance, ...