Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era - and do some serious legacy clean up

Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era - and do some serious legacy clean up ...
Dark Reading

SprySOCKS Windows Variant Abuses Kernel Drivers to Evade Detection

FishMonger, a China-nexus threat group, has deployed an undocumented version of the Linux backdoor against government targets in several countries.

A single character could be enough to let hackers crack your Linux kernel

A logic inversion bug was recently found in Linux, caused by a single stray character.

Linux 7.1 released with new NTFS and FRED

The new kernel, Linux 7.1, brings a modern NTFS driver and activates Intel's FRED by default. Furthermore, the use of AI in ...
The Hacker News

One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public

CVE-2026-23111 is a Linux kernel nf_tables use-after-free that lets an unprivileged local user escalate to root and escape a ...

New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions

A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed 'CIFSwitch' in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to forge CIFS authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel's key request ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released with New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED, and Major Code Cleanup

The Linux kernel development team has officially released Linux Kernel 7.1, marking the first major update in the 7.x series.
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New OS kernel uncovers hidden Apple M1 behavior and possible phantom attack

A new kernel (core program) within an operating system gives researchers a cleaner view of what's happening inside a ...