But first, here are a few words about Linux and CVEs. Linux runs the world. It's on your Android phone; it's in your air-conditioning unit; it runs the web, powers supercomputers; the cloud; and maybe ...

‘All versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) are affected by [the vulnerabilities] but are not vulnerable in their default configurations,’ the IBM-owned company said. Red Hat warned Thursday that ...

Most Linux distributions are considerably more secure than Windows out of the box. There are many reasons for that, including the inherent user and file permissions structure, the addition of ...

The insertion of a backdoor into code used by most Linux distributions was discovered and fixed ‘before it posed a significant risk to the broader Linux community,’ says Red Hat’s Vincent Danen. The ...

Three security bypasses have been discovered in Ubuntu Linux’s unprivileged user namespace restrictions, which could be enable a local attacker to exploit vulnerabilities in kernel components. The ...

The rise of Linux in the global server landscape hasn’t gone unnoticed. Today, the open-source operating system (OS) resides on critical servers and powers applications for a vast array of companies, ...

According to user reports following this month's Patch Tuesday, the August 2024 Windows security updates are breaking dual boot on some Linux systems with Secure Boot enabled. This issue is caused by ...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 debuts with new security features, improved web console management, and updated networking capabilities to simplify enterprise IT operations. Red Hat is out this week with ...

Facepalm: Microsoft recently released its latest batch of monthly security updates for Windows and other software products. However, a bug fix designed to address a Secure Boot vulnerability ...

At the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + Open Source Summit in Hong Kong last week, Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, provided a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the open source ...