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The XZ Utils Backdoor in Linux: How it Happened  It's FOSS News

The PCI-SIG announced today that they have published their newest revision "version 0.5" of the forthcoming PCI Express 7.0 specification...

5 Linux network-related commands every new user should know  ZDNet

Mesa 24.1's Vulkan windowing system integration (WSI) code now has support for the Wayland linux-drm-syncobj-v1 protocol for explicit synchronization support...

TUXEDO Pulse 14 Gen 3 Continues Running Well As A Powerful AMD Ryzen 7 Linux Laptop Review  Phoronix

Trusted Contributor Plants Backdoor in Critical Open-Source Library  Infosecurity Magazine

The past two months I've been testing out the TUXEDO Pulse 14 Gen 3 laptop as a new AMD Ryzen laptop from this Bavarian Linux PC retailer. It's been working out very well under Linux (as would be expected of TUXEDO Computers) and quite adaptable for power and performance. For those needing a capable Linux laptop the TUXEDO Pulse 14 Gen 3 has proven quite stable and reliable under both their in-house TUXEDO OS distribution as well as Ubuntu Linux.

New XZ backdoor scanner detects implant in any Linux binary  BleepingComputer

Microsoft Engineer Foils Major Linux Backdoor Plot  Techopedia

AMD today announced the Ryzen Embedded 8000 series processors -- their first AMD embedded chips to offer Ryzen AI with the onboard Neural Processing Unit (NPU). This AMD XDNA NPU support is similar to the existing Ryzen AI on the Ryzen 8000 series...

Following the recent upgrade to Rust 1.77, the Linux kernel Rust code is preparing to move to Rust 1.78 that will be released as stable in about one month...

The Linux Kernel Begins Preparing For Rust 1.78 Upgrade  Phoronix

1. Malicious Code in XZ Utils for Linux Systems Enables Remote Code Execution  The Hacker News
2. Supply Chain Attack: Major Linux Distributions Impacted by XZ Utils Backdoor  SecurityWeek
3. Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility targets encrypted SSH connections  Ars Technica

Microsoft discovers XZ Utils backdoor vulnerability in Linux distros, issues guidance  XDA Developers

Ubuntu 24.04 Is Coming Soon: Should You Upgrade?  MUO - MakeUseOf

TechScape: How one man stopped a potentially massive cyber-attack – by accident  The Guardian

Open-source developer Luke Junes continues doing a great job near single-handedly improving ASUS laptop support for Linux users. His many improvements over time to the ASUS-WMI kernel driver has enabled new features and functionality for ASUS laptops on Linux. Sent out on Monday was the newest patch series with additional feature work to this driver...

ASUS WMI Driver For Linux Preps New Features For Recent ASUS Laptops  Phoronix

Linux share on Steam bounces back to nearly 2% for March 2024  GamingOnLinux

Creating Aliases in Linux Command Line  It's FOSS