Ubuntu administrators running containerized workloads have a new Linux kernel security problem to watch closely. Public ...

Andy Nguyen, the developer behind the PS5 Linux project that released earlier in 2026, has officially declared that he will ...

A recently patched Linux privilege escalation vulnerability now has a publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that allows local attackers to gain root privileges on Arch Linux systems. The ...

A working exploit for a Linux kernel flaw that has existed since 2011 is now publicly available, and any logged-in user can run it to gain full root control of an affected machine in roughly five ...

Discovery of the Copy Fail Linux kernel exploit sparked widespread discussion and concern around Linux kernel security earlier this month, and that was for an exploit that had mostly already been ...

It's not often that a major vulnerability is found in the Linux kernel, but when it does happen, it demands attention. Such is the case with "Copy Fail", which has just been found and disclosed by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...

Researchers have discovered malicious code circulating in the wild that hijacks the earliest stage boot process of Linux devices by exploiting a year-old firmware vulnerability when it remains ...

The highly awaited open-source Linux mod for the latest PS5 consoles faces uncertainty about its future development.

Cybersecurity researchers and threat actors are targeted by a fake proof of concept (PoC) CVE-2023-35829 exploit that installs a Linux password-stealing malware. Uptycs analysts discovered the ...

A publicly documented exploit now shows any local user on an unpatched Linux system how to gain root access — and do it without leaving a single line in the kernel log or on-disk evidence for ...

Many security tools rely on the presence of known files associated with an exploit, attack or attacker to detect a compromised system. Once those files are found, the system can be further ...