Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...

IT researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that attackers can exploit to gain root privileges. The discoverers have named the vulnerability “Copy Fail.” Virtually all Linux ...

The new kernel's number ends in zero, but it's not a milestone release. Linux 7.0 boasts improvements in Rust, its scheduler - and it's further embracing AI. More than half a dozen distros will let ...

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On June 3, 2025, in Borneo, Indonesia, dramatic footage showed a 20-foot python coiling around a tour guide's neck during a swamp capture. The snake catcher, identified as Heru, was pulled into the ...