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Linux is the open-source operating-system kernel and the ecosystem of distributions built on it, spanning desktop, server, and embedded use; distinct from Linux gaming, which has its own topic.
Oracle just released VirtualBox 7.2.12, a general maintenance update that also fixes a well-known problem which certain Linux users had to endure for some time. The biggest news is the fix for a nasty bug on Arch Linux, where starting a VM in 7.2.10 could trigger a full kernel freeze on the host. …
… About it, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA writes : "This Linux Kernel Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise." The issue affects a wide range of … …
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The founder of the Linux kernel has just announced the availability of Linux 7.1 . This is a stable version of the kernel that will now be tested by various Linux distributions before it is shipped to users through update managers. …
… The rest of the update is mostly networking, core kernel, filesystems, and arch updates. …
… While the company is still shipping kernel 7.0.0-28.28 because it includes important security fixes, it is recommending that users who rely on AMD ROCm compute workloads avoid installing the update, if possible, until the corrected kernel becomes available. …
… If you don’t get it, the security fixes will be backported to your system’s kernel, so you won’t be at risk, but you won’t get newer hardware support, which is fine if your computer works now. Linux 7.1-rc7 Linux 7.1 Linux Linux kernel Linus torvalds Report a problem with this article
… Slower moving Linux distros such as Debian won’t see it for a long time, but the older kernels people use will get security patches from this version. Linux Linux 7.2 Linux 7.2-rc5 Linus torvalds Kernel Linux kernel Patches Report a problem with this article
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