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A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in TLP, a widely used Linux laptop battery optimization utility, allowing local attackers to bypass authentication controls and manipulate system power settings without authorization. Security researchers from openSUSE identified a severe authentication bypass...

An open-source firewall provides network security by monitoring and controlling traffic based on predefined rules, offering transparency, flexibility, and cost savings through accessible source code that users can modify to suit specific needs. These firewalls function through essential mechanisms...

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been publicly released for CVE-2025-38352, a race condition vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's POSIX CPU timer implementation. The flaw enables attackers to trigger use-after-free conditions in kernel memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation and system...

Threat actors are increasingly abandoning traditional languages like C and C++ in favor of modern alternatives such as Golang, Rust, and Nim. This strategic shift enables developers to compile malicious code for both Linux and Windows with minimal modifications....

Linus Torvalds has officially announced the release of Linux kernel 6.18 on November 30, 2025, marking another significant milestone in the open-source operating system's development. The new kernel version brings numerous improvements across hardware support, driver updates, and file system...

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux 6.18-rc1, marking the start of the release candidate phase for the upcoming kernel version. In his typical straightforward style, Torvalds noted that the merge window concluded smoothly after two weeks, with...

Security researchers have released a full proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ksmbd module, demonstrating a reliable path to local privilege escalation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-37947, is an out-of-bounds write that can be...

Linux Torvalds has announced the release of Linux Kernel 6.17, a new version focused on stability and incremental improvements rather than groundbreaking features. The update brings a host of bug fixes, security enhancements, and driver updates across various subsystems. In...

Two critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), exposing millions of systems to remote denial-of-service attacks and authentication bypass exploits.  The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-58364 and CVE-2025-58060, affect the core printing infrastructure used across...

A new technique to exploit a complex use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability in the Linux kernel successfully bypasses modern security mitigations to gain root privileges. The method targets CVE-2024-50264, a difficult-to-exploit race condition bug in the AF_VSOCK subsystem that was recognized with a Pwnie...