New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros(bleepingcomputer.com)

119 points by PaulHoule 2 years ago | 47 comments

GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension(bleepingcomputer.com)

985 points by Timofeibu 5 months ago | 430 comments

BleepingComputer news article reporting that GitHub confirmed a breach of about 3,800 internal repositories via a malicious VSCode extension.

Millions of GitHub repos likely vulnerable to RepoJacking, researchers say(bleepingcomputer.com)

118 points by pyeri 3 years ago | 46 comments

Dev rejects CVE severity, makes his GitHub repo read-only(bleepingcomputer.com)

56 points by rntn 2 years ago | 45 comments

Malware infiltrates Pidgin messenger's official plugin repository(bleepingcomputer.com)

150 points by mikece 2 years ago | 20 comments

Red Hat confirms security incident after hackers breach GitLab instance(bleepingcomputer.com)

208 points by speckx 1 year ago | 50 comments

My first contribution to Linux(vkoskiv.com)

633 points by vkoskiv 1 year ago | 76 comments

A blog post recounting the author's experience upstreaming their first Linux kernel patch, fixing a hardware issue on a 2005 Fujitsu Lifebook S2110.

Several Linux kernel vulnerabilities accidentally posted to public mailing list(phoronix.com)

223 points by mrkn1 4 days ago | 89 comments

Phoronix news article reporting that Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative accidentally posted several unpatched Linux kernel vulnerability reports to the public LKML.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel(lwn.net)

529 points by luispa 24 days ago | 380 comments

LWN.net repost of Debian Security Advisory DSA-6528-1, a Linux kernel security update fixing numerous CVEs, dated September 29, 2026.

2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop(xeiaso.net)

767 points by todsacerdoti 9 months ago | 572 comments

Xe Iaso's blog note announcing a switch from Windows 11 to Fedora Linux as their main desktop OS in 2026, criticizing Microsoft's recent Windows changes.

Claude Code Found a Linux Vulnerability Hidden for 23 Years(mtlynch.io)

351 points by eichin 6 months ago | 226 comments

Blog post by Michael Lynch describing how Anthropic researcher Nicholas Carlini used Claude Code to find remotely exploitable Linux kernel bugs, including one hidden for 23 years.

Linux is good now(pcgamer.com)

1060 points by Vinnl 9 months ago | 847 comments

A PC Gamer opinion piece arguing Linux is now good enough for desktop use and urging readers to switch in 2026 to feel ownership of their PCs.