Open-source News

'Dirty Frag' Gives Root on Linux Distros  BankInfoSecurity

Another major Linux security flaw revealed — 'Dirty Frag' allows root on all major distros, with no patch or fix available yet  TechRadar

3 life-improving Linux apps to try this weekend (May 8th–11th)  How-To Geek

TUXEDO BM15 Debuts as a Repairable Linux Business Laptop  Linuxiac

New Quasar Linux implant targets developers with rootkit and backdoor capabilities | brief | SC Media  SC Media

Critical New Linux Zero-Day Confirmed—Hackers Get Root, No Patch Yet  Forbes

HP Z6 G5 A Continues Working Out Well For Linux-Friendly, High-End Workstation Review  Phoronix

In late 2023 I reviewed the HP Z6 G5 A workstation that at the time was built around the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 series and NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation graphics. More recently, HP has revised the Z6 G5 A workstation for the latest Threadripper PRO 9000 series and NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell graphics. HP sent over the upgraded Z6 G5 A workstation that I've been benchmarking the past few weeks. This workstation remains Linux-friendly down to convenient LVFS/Fwupd support and delivers stellar performance with the Zen 5 Threadripper and NVIDIA Blackwell combination.

In Other News: Train Hacker Arrested, PamDOORa Linux Backdoor, New CISA Director Frontrunner  SecurityWeek

Dark and Darker gets a fix for Linux / Steam Deck being unable to play certain modes  GamingOnLinux

TUXEDO BM 15 Is an Upgradable Business Linux Laptop with Smartcard and 4G LTE  9to5Linux

A new NVIDIA Labs project is greatly improving the capabilities of using the Rust programming language for developing CUDA kernels for NVIDIA GPUs...

Dirty Frag: Unpatched Linux vulnerability delivers root access  Help Net Security

After Copy Fail, Linux Now Faces Dirty Frag Privilege Flaw  Linuxiac

PrismLinux 2026.05.05 sports a redesigned installer, the Linux kernel 7.0, more  Notebookcheck

'Dirty Frag' Linux flaw one-ups CopyFail with no patches and public root exploit  The Register

Dirty Frag Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Local Privilege Escalation, Patch Now  9to5Linux

Pam Backdoor Targets Linux Systems to Steal SSH Credentials  gbhackers.com

Queued for merging as part of the DeviceMapper changes for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel cycle is the new dm-inlinecrypt target for leveraging inline block device encryption...

DM-INLINECRYPT Expected For Linux 7.2 To Leverage Inline Encryption  Phoronix