… Outside of pure code, Linux 7.1-rc4 includes new documentation what counts as a security bug and also responsible AI use around Linux kernel development and discovering of possible security issues. …
… But the hope by Canonical is for "100% rust-coreutils" with Ubuntu 26.10 as by then those remaining issues should be fixed. More details on this recent security audit, the newly-disclosed CVEs, and more can be found on Ubuntu Discourse . …
… Reporting ordinary bugs to the security list, however, does not make them move faster and consumes triage capacity that other reports need." And for the responsible use of AI for finding Linux kernel bugs: "A significant fraction of bug reports submitted to the security team are actually the result… …
… Debian 13.5 downloads and more details on today's maintenance release via Debian.org . …
… AMD also acknowledged new security research of TDXRay as a side-channel analysis of Intel TDX. AMD's SEV-SNP though isn't impacted by TDXRay. More details on today's AMD disclosures can be found via the AMD product security center . …
… Suffice to say the attack is pretty clever, and certainly more impactful than the typical boring memory safety bugs I more commonly see." The issue was originally reported three months ago by Codean Labs due to Flatpak applications being able to exfilitrate host files over Yelp's Content Security P… …
… Current release - fix to a fix: - Bluetooth: btmtk: accept too short WMT FUNC CTRL events - vsock/virtio: relax the recently added memory limit a little Current release - regressions: - IB/IPoIB: make sure IB drivers always use async set rx mode since some mlx5 are now required to use it due to loc… …
… 3 Comments It's not only the Linux networking subsystem where many fixes have been appearing -- including several notable security fixes for local privilege escalation issues -- leading to "craziness" from AI / LLMs . …
… There have also been many security reports for ancient, ill-maintained drivers and other scenarios where the security reports are ultimately not meaningful or impactful to users in 2026. This has caused an additional burden on Linux kernel maintainers and a waste of time in some regards. …
… Torvalds: AI Tools Great When Not Causing Unnecessary Pain & Pointless Make-Believe Work Linux 7.1-rc4 Released With Many Fixes, New Documentation For Security/AI Topics Linux Kernel Adds Documentation For What Qualifies As A Security Bug, Responsible AI Use Linux 7.0.8 Released & LTS Kernels Updat…