For three decades, Linux has been written in the programming language C. But change could be coming. There's growing momentum behind an effort to make programming language Rust a second language ...

Triggering the flow enables an attacker to change values in the kernel memory and access any process running on the same node. Based on the security notices released by Linux distributions last ...

Linux Kernel 6.16 RC1 is released with remarkable performance enhancements, extensive hardware support, and enhanced security ...

Linus Torvalds quietly released the latest Linux 4.14 kernel on Nov. 12. It won't be a quiet release, though. The Linux developers had previously announced that 4.14 would be Linux's next long ...

The Linux kernel ... All of the kernel.org servers will be wiped and fully reinstalled. An audit is underway to determine if any of the source or release packages were modified by the attacker.

Linus Torvalds released Linux kernel 6.15 last week. In addition to the usual new and adapted drivers and many small corrections, the new kernel is mainly dedicated to optimization and decluttering.

For desktop Linux users, updating to a new Linux kernel typically carries relatively small, contained risks: wonky drivers, GRUB pain, maybe a full wipe and reinstall. For one subset of laptop ...

Microsoft is also continuing to work on improvements that will be incorporated into the Linux kernel. A newer kernel can therefore speed up WSL. Apple’s WWDC 2025 takes place June 9-13.

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