Old SGI Drivers Being Removed In Linux 7.3 Over Security Concerns
… The GRU driver is being removed, so remove XP as well." The specific security concerns weren't elaborated on for these SGI drivers. …
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Linux AF_ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns
… 4 Comments Given all the recent Linux kernel security concerns and new bugs being discovered, the Linux cryptographic subsystem is proactively dropping zero-copy functionality from AF ALG due to growing security concerns. …
Fedora Retiring Its Deepin Desktop Packages
… 15 Comments A year after SUSE decided to remove its Deepin desktop packages over ongoing security concerns, Fedora Linux is now also removing their Deepin packages over similar concerns and lack of activity in maintaining the packages. …
XWayland 24.1.13 Released To Fix Two More Security Issues In The X.Org Codebase
… Not yet tagged but X.Org Server 21.1.24 is also expected soon with these security fixes. Update: X.Org Server 21.24 is now available with these latest security fixes. …
X.Org Server 21.1.22 Released Due To Five New Security Vulnerabilities
… It was 13 years ago that a security researcher noted the X.Org security disaster and "it's worse than it looks" and all these years later new security issues continue to come to light in the aging and little-maintained codebase. …
ML-KEM + X-Wing Patches Posted For Linux To Help With Post-Quantum Security
… Linux AF ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns Dirty Frag Vulnerability Made Public Early: Root Privilege On All Distributions Linux Out-Of-Bounds Access Fixed For Unprivileged Users With Specially Crafted Certs AppArmor Enhancements Merged For Linux 7.0 Linux 7.0 Land…
Fedora 45 Considering A Lightened GRUB Bootloader For Confidential Compute
… Rather than shipping a light version of GRUB, Fedora / Red Hat developers at first considered making use of systemd-boot for confidential VMs but the systemd developers reject adding additional features, systemd-boot isn't as widely tested and fuzzed as GRUB, wanting to avoid maintaining multiple b… …
Linux Patched For Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability
… Linux Accidentally Left Legacy I/O & Memory Handlers Open In Kernel Lockdown Mode Qualcomm QCE Driver On The Chopping Block With ~48x Slower Than Armv8 Crypto Extensions ML-KEM + X-Wing Patches Posted For Linux To Help With Post-Quantum Security Linux AF ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support O…
Linux Accidentally Left Legacy I/O & Memory Handlers Open In Kernel Lockdown Mode
… Qualcomm QCE Driver On The Chopping Block With ~48x Slower Than Armv8 Crypto Extensions ML-KEM + X-Wing Patches Posted For Linux To Help With Post-Quantum Security Linux AF ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns Dirty Frag Vulnerability Made Public Early: Root Privilege…
Intel TDX Now Much More Practical With Ability To Apply Important Updates Without Reboot
… Albeit it's a bit surprising it took so long until run-time updates for TDX modules became a reality considering security concerns these days and server administrators despising downtime. …