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Linux Driver Posted For Intel Silicon Security Engine Interface "ISSEI"

Phoronix - 9 hours 45 min ago
Since Intel Meteor Lake has been the Intel Silicon Security Engine to serve as a silicon root-of-trust for secure firmware loading, boot measurements, and similar functionality. This Intel Silicon Security Engine has been built on with Lunar Lake and Panther Lake as well as set to take on more importance with future Intel hardware platforms. We are now seeing a Linux driver come for this silicon RoT with the Intel Silicon Security Engine Interface (ISSEI)...

Fragnesia Made Public As Latest Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Phoronix - Wed, 05/13/2026 - 23:52
Following last week's disclosure of the Dirty Frag vulnerability for the Linux kernel, which only finished being patched up in mainline on Monday, Fragnesia is now public as a similar local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability...

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