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Linus Torvalds on the AI claim that makes him angry, and what security researchers should never do (zdnet.com)

2026-05-21 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Foundation Training Bundle → | tags: linux kernel, linus torvalds, open source summit

32.

The Flipper One is a full-on Linux cyberdeck that solves my biggest Raspberry Pi problem (zdnet.com)

2026-05-21 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Raspberry Pi 4 Model B → | tags: flipper zero, raspberry pi, linux kernel

33.

FatGid: FreeBSD 14.x kernel local privilege escalation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-21 | tags: freebsd, kernel, privilege escalation

34.

Flipper One – we need your help (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-21 | by Multiple Authors | get Flipper Zero Multi-Tool → | tags: flipper one, linux cyberdeck, arm computer

35.

Swap tables, flash-friendly swap, swap_ops, and more (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: swap, linux kernel, swap subsystem

36.

CopyFail: From Pod to Host (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | get USB Microphone for Podcasting → | tags: linux kernel, copy fail, privilege escalation

37.

Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia kernel vulnerabilities (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | tags: linux kernel, privilege escalation, gentoo linux

38.

Gentoo News: Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia Kernel Vulnerabilities (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: gentoo, linux kernel, privilege escalation

39.

Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Luke James | get Linux Security Mailing List Archive → | tags: linux kernel, ai vulnerability reports, linux security mailing list

40.

Linux security mailing list 'almost unmanageable' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by Simon Sharwood | get Linux Security Book → | tags: linux, kernel, linus torvalds

41.

Linus Torvalds: AI-Detected Bug Reports Make Kernel Security List 'Almost Entirely Unmanageable' (slashdot.org)

2026-05-18 | by Posted | get Linux Kernel Debugging Book → | tags: linux, linus torvalds, kernel

42.

Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-18 | get Linux Exploit Development Book → | tags: dirtydecrypt, linux kernel, rxgk module

43.

GenCAD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get GenCAD Software Suite → | tags: gencad, cad, b-rep

44.

Sysadmin Creates 'ModuleJail' To Automatically Blacklist Unused Kernel Modules (slashdot.org)

2026-05-17 | by Posted | get Linux Kernel Module Blacklist Kit → | tags: linux, kernel, modulejail

45.

Linux Kernel Outlines What Qualifies As A Security Bug, Responsible AI Use (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | get Linux Kernel Security Guide → | tags: linux kernel, security bug, ai-assisted vulnerability

46.

The 4th Linux kernel flaw this month can lead to stolen SSH host keys (zdnet.com)

2026-05-15 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: linux kernel, ssh-keysign, openssh

47.

Understanding the Linux Kernel: The Linux Kernel Startup (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Jesús Espino | get Linux Kernel T-Shirt → | tags: linux kernel, boot process, x86_64

48.

First public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | tags: macos, apple m5, kernel memory

49.

The third major Linux kernel flaw in two weeks has been found - thanks to AI (zdnet.com)

2026-05-14 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: linux kernel, open-source security, ai bug-finding

50.

Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | tags: linux kernel, /dev/urandom, cryptographic randomness

51.

Myths about /dev/urandom (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get Entropy Source USB Stick → | tags: dev/urandom, linux kernel, cryptographic randomness

52.

New Fragnesia Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-14 | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: linux, kernel, fragnasia

53.

Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Linux Security Patch Kit → | tags: linux, dirty frag, kernel vulnerability

54.

Dirty Frag is a new Linux bug putting your system at risk - and there's no easy fix yet (zdnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Security Patch Kit → | tags: linux, kernel, dirty frag

55.

Linux is getting a security wake-up call - why it was inevitable and I'm not worried (zdnet.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux Security Book → | tags: linux vulnerabilities, kernel development, copy fail

56.

AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from the Linux kernel — 4.3-million-transistor chip gets the axe because it lacks Time Stamp Counter (TSC) support, making it a coding burden (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Mark Tyson | tags: amd, linux kernel, tsc

57.

Killswitch: Per-function short-circuit mitigation primitive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | tags: killswitch, af_alg_sendmsg, linux kernel

58.

Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Linux Privilege Escalation Toolkit → | tags: dirty frag, linux kernel, xfrm-esp

59.

New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-08 | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: linux kernel, dirty frag, ubuntu

60.

Devastating 'Dirty Frag' exploit leaks out, gives immediate root access on most Linux machines since 2017, no patches available, no warning given — Copy Fail-like vulnerability had its embargo broken (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Linux Kernel Security Patch → | tags: linux kernel, dirty frag, copy fail