Holiday season could delay Linux 6.19, Torvalds warns after smooth Linux 6.18-rc4

Linus Torvalds has published the fourth release candidate of Linux 6.18. However, a warning of delays to Linux 6.19 has also been issued.
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Effective Ways to Append Text to Files in Linux

Learn how to append text to files in Linux using commands like double redirection operator, tee, and sed without overwriting existing data.

Inside Canonical's plan to make Ubuntu 26.04 the Linux desktop that finally goes mainstream

At the Ubuntu Summit 25.10 at Canonical headquarters in London, Mark Shuttleworth, founder and CEO, and Jon Seager, VP of engineering for Ubuntu, explained their vision and plans for 26.04, Resolute ...
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Sched_ext Schedulers and Tools

sched_ext is a Linux kernel feature which enables implementing kernel thread schedulers in BPF and dynamically loading them. This repository contains various scheduler implementations and support ...

5 free Linux distros built for speed and power - and your new PC

For the longest time, it was assumed that Linux was only meant for older PCs and various hardware (GPU, sound, networking, etc.). Over the years, Linux developers have caught up and proved that ...
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PREXP: Uncovering and Exploiting Security-Sensitive Objects in the Linux Kernel

Abstract: Security-Sensitive Objects (SSOs) are often critical components in the exploitation of Linux kernel memory corruption vulnerabilities. While existing research has advanced SSOs ...
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BridgeRouter: Automated Capability Upgrading of Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilities to Arbitrary Memory Write Primitives in the Linux Kernel

Abstract: Memory corruption vulnerabilities pose a significant threat to the Linux kernel, with out-of-bounds (OOB) vulnerabilities receiving particular attention due to their prevalence. The existing ...