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Kernel space: The vmsplice() Exploit LinuxWorld: "As this is being written, distributors are working quickly to ship kernel updates fixing the local root vulnerabilities in the vmsplice() system call..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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'Critical' Linux kernel bugs discovered Security researchers have uncovered "critical" security flaws in a version of the Linux kernel used by a large number of popular distributions.The three bugs allow unauthorized users to read or write to kernel m Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux kernel developers: Say no to closed-source modules More than 135 Linux kernel developers have signed a document in protest of vendors that create closed-source code modules for the kernel, calling the practice "harmful and undesirable."The developers' statement Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Kernel Space: Interview with Andrew Morton LinuxWorld: "He responded at length about the -mm tree and how that is changing with the advent of linux-next, kernel quality, and what folks can do to help make the kernel better..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Kernel Space: The Linux Trace Toolkit's Next Generation LinuxWorld: "Instrumenting a running kernel for debugging or profiling is on the wish list of many administrators and developers..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Kernel Space: ELF Prediction to Speed Application Startup LinuxWorld: "When the kernel executes a program, it must retrieve the code from disk, which it normally does by demand paging it in as required by the execution path..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Linux kernel builders hail open source drivers The Linux kernel development community is emphasizing the need for open source device drivers, in a statement released Monday.While the vast majority of device drivers have open source, there are a few holdouts, Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Novell patches Suse Linux kernel for VMware efficiency Novell Monday released updates to its Suse Linux kernel designed to make the operating system more efficient when running on top of VMware environments.The upgrade to the Suse Linux Enterprise kernel lets it tak Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux 2.6.26 Kernel Benchmarks Phoronix: "Over the weekend the Linux 2.6.26 kernel was released. This quarterly update to the Linux kernel introduced Kernel-based Virtual Machine improvements, new One Laptop Per Child support, a new video web camera driver, updates to the Direct Rendering Manager, and other improvements. I Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Kernel Space: No Shortage of Tracing Options Computerworld: "...the main surprise is that, after all this time, Linux still does not have a top-quality answer to DTrace..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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OLS: Kernel Documentation, and Submitting Kernel Patches Linux.com: "Where, asked Landley, is kernel documentation? It's in the kernel tarball, on the Web, in magazines, in recordings from conferences like OLS, in man pages, on list archives, on developers' blogs, and "that's just the tip of the iceberg." The major problem is not a lack of document Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Exploit reveals the darker side of automatic updates A recent study of Web browser installations showed that far too few are up to date with the latest security patches. And browsers aren't alone; as my dear old mum can attest, it can be hard to keep up with OS and application patches when all you want to do is use your Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Kernel Vulnerability in Ubuntu 8.04, 7.10, 7.04 and 6.06 LTS Softpedia: "A security vulnerability was discovered yesterday in the Linux kernel packages of the Ubuntu 8.04, 7.10, 7.04 and 6.06 LTS distributions (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). This kernel vulnerability could lead to DoS (Denial of Service) attacks and loss of privacy." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Exploit for 'extremely critical' Yahoo Jukebox vuln go wild ActiveX strikes again Just one day after nasty security flaws were disclosed in Yahoo's Music Jukebox, miscreants have begun to actively exploit them.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Exploit for 'extremely critical' Yahoo Jukebox vuln goes wild ActiveX strikes again Just one day after nasty security flaws were disclosed in Yahoo's Music Jukebox, miscreants have begun to actively exploit them.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Exploit code targets Mac OS X, iTunes, Java, Winzip... Time for an Evilgrade A researcher from Argentina has released an exploit package that can install malware on end user machines that run iTunes, Mac OS X, Winzip and a host of other popular software.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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How To Update The Kernel For Smoothwall Express 3.0 HowtoForge: "This is a guide for building a new kernel for Smoothwall Express 3.0..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Ksplice: Kernel Patches Without Reboots LWN: "The kernel developers are generally quite good about responding to security problems..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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No New Kernel On Tap for Windows 7 In a move to dispel rumors and misinformation, a Microsoft official says a new OS kernel is not in the works for Vista's replacement. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Internet.com |
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Tracking Kernel Oops KernelTrap: "'The http://www.kerneloops.org website collects kernel oops and warning reports from various mailing lists and bugzillas as well as with a client users can install to auto-submit oopses...'" Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |