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

Is Linux Kernel 7.2 really 43 million lines? We verified the count with wc, cloc, tokei, and scc tools and explain why the ...

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 ...

DirtyClone, tracked as CVE-2026-43503, is a Linux kernel vulnerability that allows any local user to gain root privileges.

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

Linux kernel strncpy removed in Linux 7.2 after 362 patches and six years of coordinated work. The dangerous C string ...

Vienna, Austria: Linus Torvalds and I are both in Vienna, which is being blasted by a storm. So, instead of looking at museums, I spent my time writing, and he spent his time releasing the Linux 6.11 ...

CVE-2026-43503 DirtyClone is the fourth DirtyFrag-family privilege escalation in six weeks. JFrog's public PoC raises the ...

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...

The Linux kernel development process is akin to a game of leapfrog. Even-numbered kernels (v2.0, v2.2, v2.4) are stable kernels, and odd-numbered kernels are unstable, or development, kernels. As soon ...