Open-source News

ARMO: io_uring Interface Creates Security ‘Blind Spot’ in Linux  Security Boulevard

NVIDIA disclose new security flaw in their Linux GPU drivers  GamingOnLinux

Linux Foundation Named in 2025 WTR Industry Awards Shortlist for Excellence in Trademark Management  PR Newswire

Lenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installed  It's FOSS News

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Can Work Well As A Solid Linux Laptop Review  Phoronix

The Framework Laptop 13 with AMD Strix Point is now shipping that as detailed in our review earlier this month can provide for a very capable Linux laptop for Linux developers, creators, and enthusiasts. But for those hesitant about the high price and still weeks away before they have shipped all their pre-orders, if you are principally concerned about battery life, and/or after proven build quality backed by on-site warranty and other warranty/support options, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition ends up being a solid option for a very reliable and well-engineered laptop for Linux use. Here is a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition on Linux that is powered by Intel Lunar Lake.

Linux io_uring Security Blind Spot Let Attackers Stealthily Deploy Rootkits  CybersecurityNews

Frostrail from the devs of Barotrauma 'eager' to support Linux with a 'tentative yes'  GamingOnLinux

A new software project covered on Phoronix last year was SCALE for natively compiling CUDA applications for AMD GPUs. This "clean room" implementation of CUDA building off the open-source LLVM codebase continues going strong and out this week is SCALE 1.3 with more features and hardware support for compiling CUDA software for AMD GPU execution...

SCALE 1.3 Adds BFloat16 & Other New Features For Compiling CUDA Apps On AMD GPUs  Phoronix

Linux io_uring PoC Rootkit Bypasses System Call-Based Threat Detection Tools  The Hacker News

Completely separate from the big performance regression I noted earlier this week for the Linux 6.15 Git kernel and fixed yesterday in the upstream codebase, another significant performance issue was also uncovered and fixed this week in Linux 6.15 Git...

Linux 6.15 Fixes A Performance Issue For Extremely Heavy Read-Only Workloads  Phoronix

Linux systems vulnerable to a new rootkit invisible to security solutions  Cybernews

Powerful Mini-PCs Provide Efficient Replacement for Desktop Computers  LinuxInsider

Linux 'io_uring' security blindspot allows stealthy rootkit attacks  BleepingComputer

Hackers can now bypass Linux security thanks to terrifying new Curing rootkit  BetaNews

I'm a Linux power user, and this distro made me rethink what an operating system can be  ZDNET

9 Linux Gaming Myths That Just Won't Die  How-To Geek

New Linux kernel patches have been posted adding the necessary Device Tree files so that Linux is able to boot on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 powered Dell Inspiron 14 Plus laptop...