On Fossbytes, we keep covering different developments that have the power to change the course of open source software evolution and adoption...
ExTiX is a Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that has been slowly gaining popularity in recent years. The developer of this operating system has...
Cybersecurity researcher at Google’s Project Zero division has publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploit of a high-severity security vulnerability in macOS operating...
Linus Torvalds has released Linux kernel 4.20 (it looks like we’re not getting Linux 5.0 anytime soon). This reminds me of last...
Google has added a new security feature to the latest Linux kernels for Android devices to prevent it against code reuse attacks...
The incidents that preceded (and accompanied) the Linux kernel 4.19 development cycle have been one of the most critical ones faced by...
First released in 2002, Arch Linux is a Linux distribution for i686 and x86-64 computer architectures. Its design focuses on simplicity, security,...
The Linux Kernel since version 3.16 to 4.18.8 has an unfixed vulnerability, as disclosed by Google Project Zero. The vulnerability was first...
Vulnerability persists in different Linux distros Multiple Linux distributions (distros), including all current versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS, contain...
The company’s product list with this flaw keeps growing Cisco has confirmed that many of its products that depend on the Linux...
Sometimes you need to to see kernel level events when you’re troubleshooting something. Maybe your system isn’t booting up properly and is...
The Linux kernel has been hit with a TCL flaw that was recently discovered by security researcher Juha-Matti Tilli. Assigned CVE-2018-5390, this flaw...
Ever since Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 4.16, the open source enthusiasts found themselves making predictions regarding the Linux...
If you follow Linux kernel development closely, you must be knowing that major version transitioning, i.e., jump from Linux 2.0 to 3.0 and...
I guess Linus Torvalds doesn’t like to make tons of jokes. That’s why after shipping seven release candidates for Linux kernel 4.16,...
Register first notices a significant vulnerability in all Intel processor chips. The major design flaw in Linux kernel patch is going to...
In my previous post, I showed a number of ways of gaining SYSTEM privileges. The post ended up being a lot more...
Derived from Arch Linux, BlackArch calls itself a complete Linux distribution for penetration testing and security research. The ethical hacking enthusiasts also...
After releasing the new kernel update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) systems to patch 13 security vulnerabilities, Canonical announced the availability of...
Last month, in September, Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman confirmed on his blog Linux kernel 4.14 as the next LTS kernel, which...
A Google-developed kernel fuzzer has helped locate dozens of Linux security flaws. Google researcher Andrey Konovalov has revealed 14 flaws in Linux...