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All New 6.16 Kernel
Linux 6.16 brings faster file systems, improved confidential memory support, and more Rust support! Linux continues to grow bigger and better. Here’s what’s new and notable in the 6.16 release, plus what you need to know about 6.17. The changes in the latest Linux kernel, Linux 6.16, may be small, but they include some significant ones.…
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EU Plans Alt-Jira & Confluence
Europe on a roll: Plans Open source alternative to Confluence and Jira, going all in for digital sovereignty with open source tools. Europe’s push towards digital sovereignty is gaining serious momentum in 2025. Amid growing concerns over data privacy, access, and surveillance, many regions are distancing themselves from U.S.-based tech giants like Microsoft in favor of open source alternatives.…
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Red Hat for Biz Devs Free
New Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Business Developers is available for Free Linux stalwart Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Business Developers. Designed for enterprise development use, the new platform is free of charge as Red Hat seeks to make things easier and more accessible for business development teams. The new…
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FSF faces DDoS Attacks
The Free Software Foundation’s services face “ongoing (and increasing) distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks,” senior systems administrator Ian Kelling wrote Wednesday. The FSF SysOps team consists of two full-time tech team employees and a handful of dedicated volunteers. A large part of our work is running the software and physical servers that host websites…
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More News on sudo Holes
Critical Sudo Vulnerabilities Let Local Users Gain Root Access on Linux, Impacting Major Distros. Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two security flaws in the Sudo command-line utility for Linux and Unix-like operating systems that could enable local attackers to escalate their privileges to root on susceptible machines. A brief description of the vulnerabilities is below –…
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sudo Vulnerability Enables Privilege
12-Year-Old Sudo Linux Vulnerability Enables Privilege Escalation to Root User A significant security vulnerability discovered in the widely used Sudo utility has remained hidden for over 12 years, potentially exposing millions of Linux and Unix systems to privilege escalation attacks. The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-32462 allows unauthorized users to gain root access on affected systems…
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