Network World

Kernel space: should security modules be dynamically loadable?

Security modules watch the rest of the Linux system for intruders, but if they’re dynamically loadable, qui custodiet ipsos custodes? The ever-contentious Linux Security Modules (LSM) API is being ...
Network World

Linux kernel maintainers suggest a ‘kill switch’ to protect systems until a zero-day vulnerability is patched

The idea of a kill switch for privileged operators has been suggested by Sasha Levin, a distinguished engineer at Nvidia and ...
Security Boulevard

Fragnesia Extends Linux Kernel Security Challenge with Root-Level Exploit

A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability is intensifying concerns about the stability of recent kernel security fixes, after researchers revealed a ...
OSTechNix

How to Fix Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) Vulnerability on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Learn how to fix Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) in Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Copy Fail vulnerability allows any local user gain root access on Linux.
WeLiveSecurity

Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Linux

UPDATE (December 2 nd, 2024): The bootkit described in this report seems to be part of a project created by cybersecurity students participating in Korea's Best of the Best (BoB) training program. As ...

This critical Linux vulnerability is putting millions of systems at risk - how to protect yours

CVE-2026-31431, also known as Copy Fail, is a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that's been hiding out since 2017 and is ...