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31.

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

34.

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

36.

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

38.

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

39.

Copy Fail (news.ycombinator.com)

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

40.

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

42.

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

44.

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

45.

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

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

46.

Is Linux Mint In Trouble? (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Linux Mint USB Installer → | tags: linux mint, cinnamon 6.7, ubuntu 26.04

47.

You can try Linux 7.0 now on these distros - here's what's new (zdnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Mint 21.1 → | tags: linux 7.0, linus torvalds, rust

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The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Kernel Development Book → | tags: linux kernel, linus torvalds, ai-assisted code

49.

Small models also found the vulnerabilities that Mythos found (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | get Cybersecurity Vulnerability Scanner → | tags: anthropic, mythos, openbsd

50.

AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | get Linux Kernel Development Book → | tags: linux kernel, ai coding assistants, gpl-2.0

51.

Engineer installs 3.5-inch floppy drive in a Tesla — modern EV recognizes and runs ancient storage device, even plays an MP3 file from diskette (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-10 | by Jowi Morales | get USB to Floppy Drive Adapter → | tags: tesla, linux kernel, floppy drive

52.

Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-07 | get Intel 486 Processor Upgrade → | tags: linux kernel, intel 486, linus torvalds

53.

Linux Finally Starts Removing Support for Intel's 37-Year-Old i486 Processor (slashdot.org)

2026-04-06 | by Posted | get Intel i486 Processor Emulator → | tags: linux, intel, linux kernel

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Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Mark Tyson | get Intel 486 CPU Emulator → | tags: linux, intel 486, linus torvalds

55.

I imported the full Linux kernel git history into pgit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | by Oliver Seifert | get Linux Kernel Source Code Book → | tags: linux kernel, pgit, postgresql

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Pgit: I Imported the Linux Kernel into PostgreSQL (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | by Oliver Seifert | get PostgreSQL Linux Kernel Extension → | tags: linux kernel, postgresql, pgit

57.

Claude Code Found a Linux Vulnerability Hidden for 23 Years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Michael Lynch | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: linux kernel, anthropic, claude code

58.

Linux Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman Says AI Tools Now Useful, Finding Real Bugs (slashdot.org)

2026-03-28 | by Posted | get Linux Kernel Debugging Tool → | tags: linux, greg kroah-hartman, ai tools

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io_uring, libaio performance across Linux kernels and an unexpected IOMMU trap (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-24 | get Linux Kernel Performance Kit → | tags: io_uring, libaio, linux kernels

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Sashiko: An agentic Linux kernel code review system (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-22 | get Linux Kernel Code Review Tool → | tags: linux kernel, sashiko, chris mason