The Linux kernel stack is a tempting target for attack. This is because the kernel needs to keep track of where it is. If a function gets called, which then calls another, which then calls another, ...

A policy and process overview of the Linux kernel has identified some “potential pain points” in the handling and signing process of the security keys for the Linux kernel. The review of the ...

Linux kernel 5.9 has arrived with plenty of performance boosting to intrigue data center admins. Jack Wallen highlights the improvements and shows how to install the mainline kernel.

The Linux kernel is the beating heart of the system, but what is it? The kernel is the software interface to the computer's hardware. It communicates with the CPU, memory and other devices on ...

Next Linux kernel closer to reality An open-source advocacy and development group releases a test version of the Linux 2.6 kernel, which may be finalized by the end of the year.

A new privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Linux was discovered, enabling unprivileged local users to compromise the kernel and elevate their rights to attain root-level access.

The programmer in charge of the current version, 2.4, of the heart of Linux plans to quickly curtail the addition of new features in order to encourage a swift move to the upcoming 2.6 kernel, a ...

The Linux kernel teams fix for the flaw — led by Torvalds — basically modifies the kernel's user mode stack expansion code to prevent the use-after-free condition from happening.

The Linux kernel is the beating heart of every Linux installation. We look at where it came from, what its purpose is and why, without the kernel, there would be no Linux.

Linux 6.12's selection came as no surprise because, in recent years, the last kernel release of the year is usually selected as the next LTS kernel.