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 ...

Google has outlined four key kernel hardening features its engineers have backported from upstream Linux to Android kernels on devices that ship with Android 8.0 Oreo. Featured ...

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.

Samsung's attempt to prevent attacks on Galaxy phones by modifying kernel code ended up exposing it to more security bugs, according to Google Project Zero (GPZ). Not only are smartphone makers ...

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 ...

For what it's worth, Google confirmed to Android Police that Dirty Pipe did not play a role in delaying the release of Android 12L for the Pixel 6. Linux users, meanwhile, need to install their ...

Linus Torvalds has announced Linux 6.16-rc3 with updates to GPU drivers, virtualization, and Wi-Fi. You can check every ...

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 ...

Qualys has disclosed two Linux vulnerabilities that can be chained for full root access, and CISA added a flaw to its KEV ...

Linux 6.0 kernel looks to improve the open-source OS with support for new hardware and a verification model to boost reliability. Skip to main content Events Video Special Issues Jobs ...