Linux kernel developers are reviewing a proposal for an emergency risk mitigation mechanism (“Killswitch”) that would allow administrators to disable vulnerable kernel functions at runtime. The ...
Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux ...
When Greg Kroah-Hartman, the Linux stable kernel maintainer, says you should always use the latest long-term stable (LTS) kernel if you want your Linux system to be secure, you should listen. Take, ...
CISA Linux kernel vulnerability catalog update adds three actively exploited flaws on Friday, triggering a 72-hour federal patch mandate under Binding Operational Directive BOD 26-04 -- the strictest ...
Linux server admins may get the ability to turn off a vulnerable function in the OS kernel until a patch for a zero-day vulnerability is ready, if a proposal from a kernel developer and maintainer is ...