Topic ===== local root exploit in Linux kernel Problem Description ===== A second vulnerability has been found in the Linux kernel memory management code inside the ... smp, psmp, athlon. You can ...

Linux kernel versions 5.10-rc4, 5.4.66, and 5.9.8 are impacted and a patch was merged on December 3 to tackle the bug. Users are urged to update their builds to later versions.

This stage involves selecting a kernel to boot and specifying any necessary parameters or options. Kernel Initialization. Upon selection, the kernel, the core of the Linux operating system, is loaded ...

Chinese tech giant Huawei has proposed a new “SandBox Mode” for the Linux kernel to improve memory safety. The ultimate goal of SandBox Mode is to execute native kernel code in an environment ...

Once an entry is selected, GRUB loads the kernel into memory. The kernel then initializes the hardware devices and mounts the root file system as specified by the boot parameters. During this phase, ...

Bootkitty is designed to boot the Linux kernel seamlessly, whether UEFI Secure Boot is enabled or not, as it patches, in memory, the necessary functions responsible for integrity verification ...

Of course, Rust has been in Linux since Linus Torvalds gave the memory-safe language his blessing for the Linux 6.1 release.Now, though, Rust is taking the steps it needs to become -- along with C ...