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1. F5 issues fixes for BIG-IP, BIG-IQ flaws discovered by Rapid7: (Security); ... a reasonable attack surface. All the flaws were discovered by Ron Bowes. It added that the presence of SELinux hardening on F5 devices was an excellent safeguard making exploitation attempts more difficult. ...; Created on 18 November 2022
2. Aqua Security combats rising zero-day attacks with eBPF Lightning Enforcer: (Company News); ... evade detection with a purely agentless solution. Aqua Lightning Enforcer powered by eBPF eBPF is a revolutionary technology with origins in Linux that can run sandboxed programs in an operating system ...; Created on 16 November 2022
3. Microsoft fixes four zero-days, 58 other flaws on Patch Tuesday: (Security); ... Branch Azure Azure Real Time Operating System Linux Kernel Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Graphics Component Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Excel Microsoft ...; Created on 09 November 2022
4. Removing i486 support in Linux only at discussion stage: Torvalds: (Open Source); Linux creator Linus Torvalds says a discussion over removing support for i486 was triggered by something not directly related, but that just touched on a similar area. "This discussion was all triggered ...; Created on 25 October 2022
5. Developers patch five Wi-Fi bugs which were in Linux kernel since 2019: (Open Source); Five Wi-Fi vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel have been patched and a new stable kernel, 5.10.148, released by stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman. The patches have also been included in the latest ...; Created on 18 October 2022
6. Linux bug in kernel version 5.19.12 said to damage Intel-based laptop panels: (Open Source); Laptops which are built atop Intel's 12th generation Core processors are affected by a bug in version 5.19.12 of the Linux kernel, according to a post from an Intel Linux engineer on Tuesday. Ville ...; Created on 07 October 2022
7. Debian to change social contract, include non-free packages on install media: (Open Source); The Debian GNU/Linux project has voted to change its social contract in order to solve the issue of providing proprietary firmware on its install media. Additionally, the project voted to have just a single ...; Created on 03 October 2022
8. Support for Rust will be merged in 6.1 kernel, says Torvalds: (Open Source); Linux creator Linus Torvalds says the initial merging of support for the Rust programming language in the Linux kernel should happen with the 6.1 release. Responding to queries, he cautioned that this ...; Created on 27 September 2022
9. Debian set to start vote on including non-free packages in install media: (Open Source); The Debian GNU/Linux Project is set to start voting on a general resolution which outlines a way to solve the issues it faces in providing proprietary firmware on its install media. The issue was initially ...; Created on 15 September 2022
10. How to protect against the growing fileless malware threat: (Guest Opinion); ... Attackers often also use compression or encryption to cloak the malware file to avoid detection. Most commonly used against Windows, we have recently seen a growing trend in its use against Linux, and ...; Created on 31 August 2022
11. Patching is security industry's 'thoughts and prayers': ex-NSA man Ait: (Security); ... he said had done little to actually mitigate the problems posed by poor-quality software. He also criticised PHP for its numerous security problems. Aitel was no less severe on Linux, noting that the ...; Created on 19 April 2022
12. Serious flaw in Linux kernel patched, exploits released: (Security); A serious vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been announced, with the researcher who discovered and reported it saying it "allows overwriting data in arbitrary read-only files. This leads to privilege ...; Created on 09 March 2022
13. iOS Penetration Testing - what you need to know: (Guest Articles); ... the warranty on the device. There are free tools available online that let you know the kind of jailbreak suited for the iOS version on the device, which can be initiated using Windows, Mac, or Linux. ...; Created on 10 November 2021
14. Fedora Linux 35 now generally available: (Open Source); The Fedora Project today announced the general availability of Fedora Linux 35. This is the latest version of the fully open source Fedora operating system, a community-driven collaboration sponsored by ...; Created on 03 November 2021
15. Ransomware? No fear, Scott Morrison has a plan. An action plan: (Open Sauce); ... it included a Linux kernel, at which point it was known as ESX, but development was stopped at version 4.1, according to Wikipedia. ESXi does not have a Linux kernel; its microkernel has three interfaces: ...; Created on 15 October 2021
16. ESET says new Linux malware found, but infection vector unknown: (Security); Researchers from the Slovakian security firm ESET claim to have discovered a new malware family that targets systems that run Linux but have not yet discovered how the malware infects such systems. In ...; Created on 11 October 2021
17. Threat actors use Python script in swift ESXi ransomware attack: (Security); ... a Linux kernel, at which point it was known as ESX, but development was stopped at version 4.1, according to Wikipedia. ESXi does not have a Linux kernel; its microkernel has three interfaces: hardware, ...; Created on 06 October 2021
18. Paragon NTFS driver included in Linux 5.15 release: (Open Source); Paragon Software's NTFS driver has been included in the 5.15 release of the Linux kernel, bringing reliable read and write functionality for this filesystem to the kernel. The driver was merged by Linux ...; Created on 10 September 2021
19. Three dates, not one, to mark creation of Linux: Torvalds: (Open Source); Linux creator Linus Torvalds says he has three anniversaries, not one, when it comes to marking the creation of the kernel that is now used all around the world. August 25, 1991, was the date on which ...; Created on 26 August 2021
20. Firms running CentOS need alternatives as support runs out in Dec: (Open Source); Companies that are using CentOS 8 have three options open to them as they contemplate their next move in view of the fact that only a few months of support remain for this Linux distribution. Javier ...; Created on 25 August 2021
21. Debian releases new stable version after two years of work: (Open Source); The Debian GNU/Linux project, a community distribution, has released version 11 of its stable branch, Bullseye, after a little more than two years of development. The last stable version, Buster, was ...; Created on 16 August 2021
22. Bitdefender releases GravityZone Security for Containers: (Security); ... and Linux kernel independence. The new GravityZone Security for Containers solution delivers threat prevention, extended endpoint detection and response (XEDR) and anti-exploit protection for containers ...; Created on 28 July 2021
23. Torvalds dismisses Register claim of 5.13 release deviating from the norm: (Open Source); Linux creator Linus Torvalds has poured cold water on claims by the British tech news site The Register that the release of the 5.13 kernel was in any way unusual. The site carried a story on Sunday ...; Created on 28 June 2021
24. CloudLinux unveils TuxCare Linux enterprise support: (Enterprise Solutions); CloudLinux is a commercially supported operating system optimised for hosting service providers and data centres, with their own multi-tenanted clients. The company has now announced TuxCare, bringing ...; Created on 16 May 2021
25. Linux buggy patch affair ends with technical advisory board report: (Open Source); The technical advisory board of the Linux Foundation has asked the University of Minnesota to improve the quality of patches it submits to the kernel project and also follow a "best practices" document ...; Created on 06 May 2021
26. Despite many false alarms, Linux malware scares still abound: (Open Sauce); ... do to gain some headlines is to write a post mentioning Linux and malware in the same sentence. On 28 April, a Chinese research group NetLab published details about what it claimed was a "long live ...; Created on 04 May 2021
27. Uni group reveals the sordid buggy Linux kernel patch story: (Open Source); Students and the staff member at the University of Minnesota who were involved in submitting known buggy patches to the Linux kernel project have released a statement which they claim details the full ...; Created on 29 April 2021
28. Submitting known buggy Linux patches 'ethical, noble and brave: (Open Source); A developer known as Giacomo Tesio has backed the actions of students and staff from the University of Minnesota, who sent known buggy patches to the stable Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman, ...; Created on 28 April 2021
29. Red Hat Linux 8.4 announced and powering the next wave of edge computing: (The Linux Distillery); Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, forming the foundation of the company’s new Red Hat Edge Initiative to power the next wave of edge computing. Red Hat announced the ...; Created on 28 April 2021
30. Uni bid to patch up with Linux kernel project fails to move maintainer: (Open Source); The maintainer of the stable Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, has snubbed an effort by a group at the University of Minnesota to get back in his good graces, after the group submitted known buggy patches ...; Created on 26 April 2021
31. Torvalds says submitting known buggy kernel patches is a breach of trust: (Open Source); Linux creator Linus Torvalds says that while the submission of known buggy patches to the kernel team is not a huge deal, it is obviously a breach of trust. Torvalds was reacting to the act by a group ...; Created on 23 April 2021
32. Uni group slammed over submitting known buggy patches to Linux kernel: (Open Source); A group from the University of Minnesota has come in for a tongue-lashing from the normally mild-mannered Linux developer Greg Kroah-Hartman, the maintainer of the stable kernel. Kroah-Hartman blew ...; Created on 22 April 2021
33. Rust support in Linux may be possible by 5.14 release: Torvalds: (Open Source); The first patches for Rust support in the Linux kernel have been posted and the man behind the kernel says the fact that these are being discussed is much more important than a long post by Google about ...; Created on 16 April 2021
34. Work to make Linux run on M1 still in early days, says Torvalds: (Open Source); Work towards making Linux run on Apple's M1 platform is still in its early days and to make the hardware useful it needs more of a GPU driver than the basic frame buffer, Linux creator Linus Torvalds has ...; Created on 10 April 2021
35. Echoes of SCO case: Xinuos sues IBM, Red Hat in Virgin Islands: (Open Source); ... Unix and Linux server operating systems". Xinuos president and chief executive Sean Snyder said: "“While this case is about Xinuos and the theft of our intellectual property, it is also about market ...; Created on 02 April 2021
36. PHP shifts to GitHub after malicious commits to own git server: (Security); ... Web, with popular content management systems like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla! all being written using it. Git is a source code management system developed by Linux creator Linus Torvalds in 2005, but ...; Created on 30 March 2021
37. Avoiding Spectre bug may mean having to buy a new PC: sysadmin: (Security); Avoiding processors that suffer from the Spectre vulnerability will, in some cases, mean that one has to buy a new CPU, a senior Linux systems administrator says. Russell Coker, a senior developer ...; Created on 08 March 2021
38. Linux Foundation, Google to fund two devs for kernel security work: (Security); The Linux Foundation and Google will jointly fund two developers who work on the Linux kernel to concentrate on security for the project, the Foundation says. Gustavo Silva and Nathan Chancellor will ...; Created on 25 February 2021
39. KernelCare offers free Raspberry Pi live patching: (Security); Linux patching specialist KernelCare is offering a free patching service for home and non-commercial projects based on the Raspberry Pi. One key feature of KernelCare's offering is that it is able to ...; Created on 12 February 2021
40. CentOS dumping tells us Red Hat has only dollar signs in its sights: (Open Sauce); ... now be seen as nothing more than the emperor's new clothes. CentOS was just Red Hat's enterprise Linux, with the trademarks removed to avoid any infringement. It was the go-to distribution for any sysadmin ...; Created on 09 December 2020
41. OpenZFS has released an update, but how many users really care?: (Open Sauce); ... According to the OpenZFS GitHub repository, the platforms supported are Linux, with kernels from 3.10 to 5.9 supported, and FreeBSD, with release 12.2, stable/12 and 13.0 (HEAD) able to use the software. ...; Created on 07 December 2020
42. Pandemic did not get in the way of Linux reaching a million commits: (Open Source); The 5.8 release of the Linux kernel, which was released during the pandemic, was its biggest ever, with 1991 individuals contributing – an odd coincidence, given that 1991 was the year when the kernel ...; Created on 04 December 2020
43. ZDNet and Linux often provide a good chance for a laugh: (Open Sauce); If the American technology news site ZDNet wishes to write about Linux malware, nobody on this planet (or even an alien) can stop it from doing so. But being one of the bigger tech sites in existence, ...; Created on 26 November 2020
44. Torvalds says no need to name successor as that will take care of itself: (Open Source); Linux creator Linus Torvalds says it won't be necessary for him to name a successor to take over from him as head of the Linux kernel project because "it will be fairly clear who it is". "Not because ...; Created on 28 October 2020
45. Intel, Google find high-severity flaws in Linux Bluetooth stack: (Security); Intel and Google have published advisories about what they say are high-severity bugs in the Bluetooth stack used in the Linux kernel, with kernels up to 5.8.15 affected. Google, which has given the ...; Created on 16 October 2020
46. Linux lovers are dreaming when they say Windows will lose desktop war: (Open Sauce); ... point of view of cold-blooded profit maximisation, this means continuing Windows development is a thing Microsoft would prefer not to be doing." Linux users have long been obsessed with the motion that ...; Created on 05 October 2020
47. Engineering firm DEK Technologies looking to double its staff numbers: (Enterprise Solutions); ... One could call him a nerd and not be far off the mark. Somehow when I was speaking to him I kept recalling the main kernel developer at SUSE Linux, a man named Vojtěch Pavlík. "I grew up in a small farming ...; Created on 27 September 2020
48. Linux kernel report shows more than 20,000 contributors since beginning: (Open Source); A study of the Linux kernel, right from its first commit on 17 September 1991 to 2 August this year, shows that it has had more than 20,000 contributors in those 29 years. The first kernel, linux-0.01.tar.Z, ...; Created on 23 September 2020
49. Since when are six-year-old comments by Torvalds newsworthy?: (Open Sauce); Six-year-old comments made by Linux creator Linus Torvalds at the annual Debian conference of 2014 and part of a private mailing list of that project have been leaked to the campaigning website Techrights ...; Created on 08 September 2020
50. Eclypsium researchers find hole in Linux bootloader GRUB2: (Security); Researchers at security firm Eclypsium have discovered a means whereby malicious code can be inserted during the boot-up process on a device running Linux, due to a flaw in the bootloader used: the grand ...; Created on 31 July 2020

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