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Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Local Attackers to Gain Root Privileges  gbhackers.com

CVE-2026-23111: Linux nf_tables Flaw Enables Root Exploits  Security Affairs

Twisted mystery point and click adventure Creepy Tale: Snow Child released for Linux  GamingOnLinux

digiKam 9.1 Photo Manager Released with Support for Pixel Motion Photos  9to5Linux

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Extreme: Linux gets access to more sensors  igor´sLAB

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Extreme: Linux gets access to more sensors  igor´sLAB

Back in March, Martin Wimpress stepped down as the longtime Ubuntu MATE leader and was looking for contributors to keep this Ubuntu derivative going with its GNOME2-derived desktop. That change in leadership paired with no Ubuntu MATE 26.04 release having occurred led to some concerns among users, but the plan is still for Ubuntu MATE to continue moving forward...

Fedora 44 RISC-V Images Released, Including New "Omni" Kernel For Broader RISC-V Hardware Support  Phoronix

Following the official Fedora 44 images released one month ago, Fedora 44 RISC-V images were published today for those wanting to run this newest Fedora Linux on RISC-V hardware...

I've used Linux for 30 years - 4 frustrations remain, including 2 that may push me to MacOS  Yahoo Tech

Linux's ufshcd-pci as the Universal Flash Storage host controller PCI driver has supported a variety of Intel devices to this point while for Linux 7.2 the first AMD device is set to be added...

AMD Support Being Added To UFS Host Controller PCI Driver In Linux 7.2  Phoronix

One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public  The Hacker News

Why I installed Linux on an old laptop instead of a Raspberry Pi  How-To Geek

Last week I ran benchmarks of CachyOS with the BORE scheduler using its "linux-cachyos-bore" kernel option. The results didn't end up being as enticing as anticipated but the developer behind the BORE scheduler commented in the forums that he recently received reports from users experiencing game stuttering while using BORE that was attributed to CachyOS' default use of Ananicy-Cpp. So over the weekend I did another CachyOS BORE run without that CachyOS default...

Running CachyOS With The BORE Scheduler While Disabling Ananicy-CPP  Phoronix

After 30 years using Linux, I have only 4 complaints - and 2 send me back to my MacBook  ZDNET

New Linux Kernel Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escalate Privileges to Root  CyberSecurityNews

Proton Drive Native Linux Client Is Finally in Development  Linuxiac

Linux 7.1 Helping Intel Arc Battlemage Graphics Achieve Better Performance  Phoronix