Meanwhile, Linux’s permissions-based security model is at the core of Android’s expansive app permissions system. The Linux kernel has proven to be incredibly flexible and powerful even 30 ...

Google is eyeing up a generic Linux kernel for Android, but even that won't fix Android's fragmentation issues. Here's why. Android fragmentation will never end, here's why - Android Authority ...

Last year, at Linux Plumbers Conference 2018, Google announced its initial investigation into bringing the Android kernel closer to mainline Linux. This year it shared a bit more detail on its ...

A three-year-old vulnerability in the Linux kernel could have allowed attackers to take full control over Linux-based PCs, servers, Android phones and other embedded devices.

For Android, Google grabs a Linux LTS kernel and changes it into the "Android Common" kernel. This can then go to an SoC vendor like Qualcomm, which modifies it to work on a particular SoC.

Sameer Samat, President of Google’s Android Ecosystem, confirmed in a recent interview that Chrome OS will no longer remain a ...

For example, in March, Google issued an Android security update for a Linux kernel flaw that was first patched in 2015. While Android can be slow at patching, Kroah-Hartman praised Google’s ...

The January Android Security Bulletin fixed a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the storage subsystem (CVE-2016-8459) in Linux Kernel 3.18 and Android, and the upcoming Linux Kernel ...

We’ve covered guides on Android kernels, such as “How to Build a Custom Kernel” and “Best Custom Kernels for Android”, but today we’re going to show you how to upstream your kernel against the latest ...