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Researchers at Nebula Security have identified Ghostlock, a Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-43499 that has existed since Linux 2.6.39 in 2011. This flaw allows attackers with local access to escalate privileges to root on almost all major Linux distributions released since that time. Linux kernel version 7.1 includes a fix for the problem, but […]

Linux Lite 8.0 is released. The new version is based on Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon and comes with Xfce 4.20 as the desktop environment. Following its usual pattern, major updates to Linux Lite are tied to new Ubuntu LTS releases, with version 8 arriving almost two years after Linux Lite 7. Key changes include rewritten

Proposed changes to California’s Digital Age Assurance Act aim to exempt open source operating systems from age verification rules effective January 1, 2027. The amendment, published on May 18, 2026, introduces language that excludes any operating system or application distributed under license terms that permit copying, redistribution, and modification from the definition of “operating system

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has said that it has become almost impossible to manage the Linux kernel’s security mailing list due to the influx of AI-generated bug reports. Many of these reports duplicate issues already filed by other researchers using similar tools. Torvalds mentioned this in his weekly “State of the Kernel” post, where he

Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency has allocated 1.3 million eurosapproximately $1.5 million from its Sovereign Tech Fund, to support Where? community. KDE is known for developing the Plasma desktop environment, which is used on devices such as Steam Deck and various Linux distributions. This funding is earmarked for specific KDE projects rather than general development expenses.

Nvidia engineer Sasha Levin has introduced a new mechanism to the Linux kernel that allows privileged operators to temporarily disable specific kernel functions. This can be done by returning a fixed value instead of executing the function, which serves as a stopgap security measure while an official patch is developed. Levin said that this “kill

Security researcher Andy Nguyen shares a method of running Linux on some PlayStation 5 units with setup Instructions are available on GitHub. This is an earlier demo where Nguyen showed off Ubuntu running on a console while getting Grand Theft Auto V 60 frames per second With ray tracing turned on and Spider-Man running at

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux Kernel 7.0. This version uses a rounded number because the 6.x series has reached a point where a clean rollover helps avoid confusion. Torvalds has made it clear that major version numbers do not necessarily indicate architectural changes. The release also included a comment from Torvalds about

Interministerial Digital Directorate of France, daynamhas ordered government ministries to assess their dependence on technology outside the EU and draw up an exit strategy by 2026. The directive places a broad push toward replacing Windows with Linux-based workstations as well as open-source alternatives as a priority. David Amiel, Minister of Public Action and Accounts, said:

A patch proposed by Linux kernel developer Ingo Molnar aims to remove support for 80486-generation processors 7.1 From the Linux kernel during the merge window. If accepted, the patch will be finished M486, M486SX, and MELAN Configuration options from kconfig, meaning that new upstream kernels will no longer be configurable for 486-class systems. It will

Kali Linux 2026.1 Now available, Introducing eight new tools, a kernel upgrade version 6.18A refreshed version of the annual theme, and a new Backtrack mode for the black-undercover feature. The Kali team also added 25 new packages and updated 183 existing ones in this release. Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution designed for penetration testers,

opera gxFrom gaming-oriented browsers OperaNow available for Linux users. This is the first time that the browser has been released on the platform, having previously only been available on Windows and macOS. Initial support includes systems based on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE. Installation can be done using .Deb And .rpm Packages. Support for Flatpak