Linux

Linus Torvalds Reveals Claude Code Wrote Linux Kernel Patches and Test Programs

Linus Torvalds has disclosed that Claude Code helped write Linux kernel patches, test programs, review material, and the first draft…

3 days ago

PoC Released for Linux Vhost Flaw Enabling Root Privilege Escalation and VM Escape

A public proof of concept for Vghost, a high-severity Linux vhost flaw tracked as CVE-2026-74580, shows how the bug can…

5 days ago

AI Agent Finds Linux Kernel Bug That Turns a Tiny Memory Write Into Root Access

Autonomous security research platform XBOW has disclosed CVE-2026-72018, a high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability that converts a tightly constrained out-of-bounds memory…

3 weeks ago

14-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root Access and Escape Containers

A 14-year-old Linux kernel vulnerability can let a local attacker escalate to root privileges and, in a proof-of-concept environment, escape…

3 weeks ago

Linux KVM/arm64 Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escape Virtual Machines and Gain Host Access

A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-89775, could let attackers escape an ARM64 virtual machine and access the…

4 weeks ago

Linux Kernel Hit by Four Privilege Escalation Flaws Enabling Root Access

Four newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerabilities could allow local attackers to corrupt kernel memory and escalate privileges to root on…

1 month ago

CISA Warns of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-53362, to its Known Exploited…

2 months ago

CVE-2026-64561 Zapscape Lets KVM Guests Escape to Linux Host With Root Privileges

A Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-64561 and named Zapscape, could allow attackers to escape a KVM virtual machine and…

2 months ago

Public PoC Released for Linux Kernel Bridge Use-After-Free Vulnerability

A public proof-of-concept has been released for a use-after-free flaw affecting the Linux kernel’s bridge subsystem, specifically its Spanning Tree…

2 months ago

Linux Patches 400+ Kernel Vulnerabilities in 24 Hours With AI-Powered Detection

The Linux kernel project has released fixes for over 400 vulnerabilities within approximately 24 hours. These vulnerabilities span various areas,…

3 months ago