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Pop!_OS Users Can Now Update to Linux Kernel 6.8  OMG! Ubuntu!

Pop!_OS Users Can Now Update to Linux Kernel 6.8  OMG! Ubuntu!

GTA 5 may be soon available on Android, Nintendo Switch and Linux; Thanks to modders  HT Tech

Urgent: Secret Backdoor Found in XZ Utils Library, Impacts Major Linux Distros  The Hacker News

Today's disclosure of XZ upstream release packages containing malicious code to compromise remote SSH access has certainly been an Easter weekend surprise... The situation only looks more bleak over time with how the upstream project was compromised while now the latest twist is GitHub disabling the XZ repository in its entirety...

GitHub Disables The XZ Repository Following Today's Malicious Disclosure  Phoronix

Malicious Linux backdoor inserted upstream, caught early  The Stack

Security Alert: Potential SSH Backdoor Via Liblzma  Hackaday

Are You Affected by the Backdoor in XZ Utils?  Dark Reading

How to Install GNOME Desktop Environment in Linux Mint  It's FOSS

Backdoor in utility commonly used by Linux distros risks SSH compromise  SC Media

Malicious backdoor spotted in Linux compression library xz  The Register

Malicious backdoor sneaks into xz, Linux world's data compression library and tool  The Register

Easy-to-use make-me-root exploit lands for recent Linux kernels. Get patching  The Register

Easy privilege escalation exploit lands for Linux kernels  The Register

Red Hat issues urgent alert for Fedora Linux users due to malicious code  BetaNews

Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Valkey Community  HPCwire

Red Hat issues urgent alert for Fedora Linux users due to malicious code  BetaNews

Red Hat Exec: Linux Supply Chain Hack Was Caught Quickly  CRN

Fedora Linux frozen by Red Hat over hijack fears  The Stack