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Vulkan 1.4.352 Introduces VK_NV_cooperative_matrix_decode_vector

Phoronix - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 18:07
Vulkan 1.4.352 is out today as the latest minor spec update to this Khronos API. Besides just a few fixes/clarifications, there is one new extension and that is a NVIDIA vendor extension for cooperative matrix decode vector support...

Linux's Latest Vulnerability Allows Reading Root-Owned Files By Unprivileged Users

Phoronix - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 09:35
Following Dirty Frag, Fragnesia, and other Linux kernel vulnerabilities making themselves known in recent days, the latest now is ssh-keysign-pwn...

SDL Library Adds Support For The New Steam Controller Without Depending On Steam

Phoronix - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 08:46
Valve's new Steam Controller, which began shipping earlier this month for $99 USD, is a great piece of hardware. This high-end gaming controller is great hardware wise but what some may not enjoy about it currently is the tight integration with the Steam controller and no native OS drivers currently for use outside of Steam. As a big win today, the widely-used SDL3 gaming software/hardware abstraction library has added support for the new Steam Controller that works outside the confines of Steam...

Friday Five — May 15, 2026

Red Hat News - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 08:00
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New AMD Dynamic EPP Feature Causing Some Problems With Linux 7.1

Phoronix - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 06:46
Dynamic EPP is one of the new AMD P-State features in Linux 7.1, but, unfortunately is causing some fallout in early usage of this power-savings related functionality...

Linux Fragnesia - Security Affairs

Google News - Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:02
Linux Fragnesia  Security Affairs

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