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 ...

California plans to exclude Linux and most other open-source operating systems from its new age verification law, which takes ...

Lawmakers amend California’s Digital Age Assurance Act, exempting Linux and other open-source OS from upcoming ...

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Additional Linux privilege escalation exploits related to long-existing bugs have been disclosed, so patch ASAP.

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Flipper Devices, maker of the Flipper Zero hacking device, today announced a new gadget called Flipper One that has multiple ...

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