Linus Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC1) for the upcoming Linux Kernel 7.2 version. Here's what's new.

Linux 7.2-rc1 hits 43 million source lines. We ran cloc, tokei, scc, and wc -l and explain exactly why each tool gives a ...

Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit DirtyClone (CVE-2026-43503) is publicly documented: JFrog published a working attack walkthrough Thursday showing how any local user can gain root on ...

Linux kernel maintainers released a June 20 Linux 7.2 merge that removes the legacy C string-copy function strncpy from kernel code. Kernel-side is the key scope: strncpy remains part of user-space C ...

The Linux kernel development team has officially released Linux Kernel 7.1, marking the first major update in the 7.x series.

A recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rxgk module now has a proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to gain root access on some Linux systems. Named ...

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed “Copy Fail” that impacts Linux kernels released since 2017, allowing an unprivileged local attacker to gain root ...

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Web infrastructure giant Cloudflare is seeking to transform the way enterprises deploy AI agents with the open beta release of Dynamic Workers, a new lightweight, isolate-based sandboxing system that ...

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