OpenAI’s agents exploited a patched Linux bug in Hugging Face incident: 6 steps to take ASAP

A patched Linux kernel vulnerability in the IPv6 network stack is drawing renewed attention after OpenAI's agents exploited ...
Hosted on MSN

A new Linux kernel flaw called Fragnesia lets any unprivileged user gain root with a single command — the third root-access bug in three weeks

Within the span of three weeks, Linux administrators have been handed their third root-level privilege-escalation vulnerability to patch. The latest, a memory-management flaw tracked as CVE-2026-46300 ...
ZDNet

Linux kernel 6.13 isn’t a major release but’s it still important – here’s why

On Jan. 19, Linus Torvalds officially released the Linux 6.13 kernel. I can’t call the 6.13 kernel a major release, but it’s still a step forward in performance, security, and hardware support. That’s ...
XDA Developers

AI helped a Linux developer find bottlenecks in the kernel, but the code it made to fix it was "hideous"

LLMs are great at finding Linux kernel bottlenecks but not reliable at producing clean fixes. Generated fixes were 'hideous' ...

Linux 7.2: New Kernel Brings Performance Optimization

Linux 7.2 focuses on modernization. A new GPU scheduler ensures more fairness, while CPU scheduling now uses CPU caches more efficiently.
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Linux kernel nears 2,000 CVEs per release as AI bug hunters scour 40 million lines of code

AI-assisted bug hunting is driving Linux toward 2,000 CVEs per release, surfacing real flaws and mountains of low-priority ...
Bleeping Computer

OpenBSD Will Get Unique Kernels on Each Reboot. Do You Hear That Linux, Windows?

A new feature added in test snapshots for OpenBSD releases will create a unique kernel every time an OpenBSD user reboots or upgrades his computer. This feature is named KARL — Kernel Address ...