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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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Dirtyfrag: Universal Linux LPE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | tags: linux kernel, root privilege escalation, dirtyfrag

39.

How Cloudflare responded to the “Copy Fail” Linux vulnerability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Cloudflare Security Toolkit → | tags: cloudflare, linux kernel, cve-2026-31431

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Cloudflare responded to the "Copy Fail" Linux vulnerability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Cloudflare Security Badge → | tags: cloudflare, linux kernel, cve-2026-31431

41.

5 ways I make Zorin OS faster and better than it already is (zdnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by Jack Wallen | get Zorin OS Optimization Guide → | tags: zorin os, zram, linux kernel

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This critical Linux vulnerability is putting millions of systems at risk - how to protect yours (zdnet.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux Security Patch Kit → | tags: linux kernel, copy fail, cve-2026-31431

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Google now offers up to $1.5 million for some Android exploits (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-05 | get Android Exploit Detection Kit → | tags: android, pixel titan m2, chrome browser

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US government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major versions of Linux (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-04 | by Zack Whittaker | get Linux Kernel Security Patch → | tags: linux kernel, copyfail, red hat

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CISA flags actively exploited ‘Copy Fail’ Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros — unpatched systems may remain vulnerable to attack (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Etiido Uko | get Linux Kernel Security Patch → | tags: linux kernel, cisa, copy fail

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CISA says ‘Copy Fail’ flaw now exploited to root Linux systems (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-04 | get Linux Kernel Security Patch → | tags: cisa, copy fail, linux kernel

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Dangerous New Linux Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access to Countless Computers (wired.com)

2026-05-01 | by Dan Goodin | get Linux Exploit Detection Tool → | tags: linux kernel, cve-2026-31431, theori

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"Copy Fail" is a rare Linux bug that can turn an unprivileged user into a root admin in seconds (techspot.com)

2026-05-01 | get Linux Privilege Escalation Kit → | tags: linux kernel, cve-2026-31431, theori

49.

Another AI-Assisted Software Scan Yields 9-Year-Old Linux Bug (darkreading.com)

2026-04-30 | by Nate Nelson | get Linux Kernel Security Patch → | tags: linux kernel, cve-2026-31431, xint

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The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get Linux Security Toolkit → | tags: linux kernel, cve-2026-31431, theori

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For Linux kernel vulnerabilities, there is no heads-up to distributions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: linux kernel, cve-2026-31431, gentoo

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CopyFail was not disclosed to distro developers? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | tags: copyfail, linux kernel, privilege escalation

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New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-30 | get Linux Security Toolkit → | tags: linux kernel, copy fail, cve-2026-31431

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Copy Fail (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: linux kernel, copy fail, af_alg

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Copy Fail – CVE-2026-31431 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: linux kernel, cve-2026-31431, crypto api

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Linux kernel's ‘second-in-command’ uses local AI bot to hunt bugs, powered by 'clanker' system with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ — Framework Desktop has resulted in close to two dozen patches (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Luke James | get AMD Ryzen AI Max Processor → | tags: linux kernel, amd ryzen ai max+, clanker system

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You can now run Linux on your ancient Windows 95 desktop with a new tool — very old Windows PCs, back to Intel 486, can cooperatively run very modern Linux kernels with WSL9x (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-23 | by Mark Tyson | get Linux on Windows 95 Emulator → | tags: windows 95, wsl9x, linux kernel

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Linux may be ending support for older network drivers due to influx of false AI-generated bug reports — maintenance has become too burdensome for old largely-unused systems (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-22 | by Etiido Uko | get Linux Kernel Network Driver Support → | tags: linux, linux kernel, network drivers

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CachyOS is the Arch Linux distro to try if you want serious speed and performance (zdnet.com)

2026-04-21 | by Jack Wallen | get CachyOS Linux Distro → | tags: arch linux, cachyos, linux kernel

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Corner-Case RCU Implementations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: rcu, van jacobson, linux kernel