Open-source News

New Pedit COW Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root Access  cyberpress.org

Shotcut 26.6 is out today as the newest major feature release for this popular cross-platform, open-source video editing solution...

Shotcut 26.6 Released With HDR Improvements, Vulkan Display On Linux  Phoronix

2 Linux kernel flaw PoCs published, enabling local privilege escalation | news | SC Media  SC Media

Shotcut 26.6 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Vulkan on Linux Support  9to5Linux

3 must-have Linux terminal apps to try this weekend (Jun 26-28)  How-To Geek

Linux felt like a waste of time—until these 3 features changed everything  How-To Geek

Linux Foundation, Tech Giants Launch Akrites to Defend Open Source Against AI-Powered Attacks  Yahoo Tech

Linux Foundation, Tech Giants Launch Akrites to Defend Open Source Against AI-Powered Attacks  Decrypt

NVIDIA has released Linux driver 580.173.02 for previous-generation GeForce graphics cards.  GameGPU

One of the limitations of the Intel Linux driver's high dynamic range (HDR) display support is that it currently doesn't work for any DisplayPort Multi-Stream Transport "DP MST" connections, such as for daisy chaining monitors or multi-monitor docking stations. But the good news is patches are being worked on to address this Intel Linux kernel display driver shortcoming...

New Intel Linux Driver Patches Enable HDR Over DP MST Connections  Phoronix

Critical Linux pedit COW Bug Gives Hackers Instant Root Access  SQ Magazine

New DirtyClone Linux Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Gain Root Access Via Cloned Packets  CyberSecurityNews

Meet Drawy, KDE’s Infinite Whiteboard App for Linux  Linuxiac

Linux Association of Canada launches open-source jobs database |  BetaKit

New Linux pedit COW Exploit Allows Attackers to Gain System Root Access  CyberSecurityNews

Since delivering NVIDIA Vera CPU benchmarks one month ago and follow-ups like how the ARM Linux server performance has evolved in 8 years or how Vera compares to Ampere Altra that is still quite common in the marketplace, another frequent discussion point and inquiry is about the performance of NVIDIA Vera relative to NVIDIA's GB10 chip. For those curious about the per-core performance and the like, here are some benchmarks of the GB10 up against those initial Vera results.

How NVIDIA GB10 CPU Performance Compares To Vera  Phoronix

How NVIDIA GB10 CPU Performance Compares To Vera  Phoronix