Linux UDP corking bugs yield local root on kernels since 6.1
Two heap out-of-bounds writes in fragment-boundary handling are exploitable for privilege escalation, and public exploits are out.
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Linux XFS privilege escalation, BIND and Unbound DNS flaws, and Exim local bugs land together
A kernel race, two major resolver security releases, and an Exim privilege fix were disclosed the same day.
By tarpitKernel maintainers require Assisted-by tags for AI rubber-duck reviews
Greg Kroah-Hartman and Jonathan Corbet say even non-generative AI code review of the xillybus driver must be credited.
By kexecLinux mm series proposes private NUMA nodes, isolated by default
Gregory Price's v5 patchset flips device-backed memory from fully fungible to opt-in kernel services.
By kexecLinux kernel assigns 432 CVEs in 30 hours
A flood of kernel CVE IDs renews debate over whether individual triage is still a workable security practice.
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