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Linux KVM Flaw Enables Guest-to-Host Escape On Intel & AMD Systems  LinkedIn

Linux Kernel Vulnerability Allows VM Escape on Intel and AMD Systems  SecurityWeek

Januscape - The KVM vulnerability that slept for 16 years in the cloud  Korben

In 2026 it's not too surprising when seeing old PCMCIA and ISA drivers being removed from the mainline Linux kernel source tree and old very low-speed network interfaces, with arguably the most surprising fast being how long they lasted in the mainline kernel. Meanwhile for the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel, one of the first 10Gb Ethernet drivers is already set for retirement from the mainline Linux kernel...

16-Year-Old Januscape KVM Escape Vulnerability Lets Attackers Compromise Linux Hosts  gbhackers.com

PlayStation 2 emulator for Arm devices ARMSX2 gets an initial Linux release  GamingOnLinux

TUXEDO Computers Plans to Rebase TUXEDO OS on Debian Testing  9to5Linux

16-Year-Old Linux KVM Vulnerability Allows Malicious Guests to Corrupt Host Kernel Memory  cyberpress.org

Januscape: 16-Year-Old Linux KVM Bug Enables Cloud VM Escape Attacks  Security Affairs

16-Year-Old Linux KVM Vulnerability Allows Malicious Guest to Corrupt Host Kernel Memory  CyberSecurityNews

Apple Container: Open-source tool for Linux containers on the Mac  Help Net Security

This patch to Mesa could give Linux apps on WSL the speed boost they need  Neowin

The newest, unexpected addition to the Mesa codebase by Microsoft engineers is contributed accelerated AV1 video encoding on the GPU using a combination of DirectX 12 and the Hardware Media Foundation Transform (HMFT) support that is part of the Windows Media Foundation layer...

Microsoft Lands Initial AV1 Encoding Using DirectX 12 + HMFT Within Mesa 26.2  Phoronix

‘Bad Epoll’ vulnerability allows root access on Linux and Android  SC Media

More Intel Nova Lake-S Desktop GPUs Appear in Linux 7.3  TechPowerUp

7 tricks to make learning the Linux command line easier  How-To Geek

Earlier this year Vulkan Video encode was disabled on newer generations of Intel graphics hardware due to insufficient testing with the Intel ANV open-source driver. That impacted Gen12.5 graphics and newer - basically Alchemist and anything newer. Now at least Gen12.5 graphics with the likes of the Arc A-Series is seeing H.264 and H.265 encoding re-enabled...

Vulkan Video H.264/H.265 Encode Now Working For Intel Alchemist GPUs On Linux  Phoronix

How to make Zorin OS look like Windows 11 - for free  ZDNET