Tag: kernel

  • Building the kernel on macOS natively

    Building the kernel on macOS natively

    I’ve recently added a Linux compatibility layer to Starina operating system based on a lightweight VM approach similar to WSL2. I can cross-compile its init program with Cargo. I can prepare a container image contents using skopeo. However, I need to build the genuine Linux kernel, preferably on my daily driver: macOS. The most common way to…

  • Finding a Linux Vulnerability with ChatGPT

    Finding a Linux Vulnerability with ChatGPT

    How I used o3 to find CVE-2025-37899, a remote zeroday vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s SMB implementation by Sean Heelan In this post I’ll show you how I found a zeroday vulnerability in the Linux kernel using OpenAI’s o3 model. I found the vulnerability with nothing more complicated than the o3 API – no scaffolding, no…

  • WSL Is Now Open Source

    WSL Is Now Open Source

    The Windows Subsystem for Linux Is Now Open SourceMicrosoft today announced that it is open sourcing the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which developers have been requesting for a long time. At its annual Build developer conference, Microsoft today announced that it is open sourcing the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which allows developers to easily…

  • Kernel Attacks Aim At Older Sec Leaks

    Kernel Attacks Aim At Older Sec Leaks

    Linux kernel: Attackers attack older security leaks.The US IT security authority CISA warns of attacks on older security leaks in the Linux kernel. Vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel are being targeted by attackers and are being actively abused. The US IT security authority CISA is currently warning of this. Anyone still using an older kernel…

  • New Intel Driver Improves RAM Use

    New Intel Driver Improves RAM Use

    Intel Linux Graphics Driver Will Now Be Less Restrictive Over RAM UseWritten by Michael Larabel  A change merged yesterday to the Intel Mesa graphics driver code lessens a restriction around the amount of system memory (RAM) that can be used by processes for the Vulkan system heap. This will allow more games/apps to work with the…

  • Linux 6.15 on Apple SoCs

    Linux 6.15 on Apple SoCs

    More Apple Silicon Updates For Linux 6.15 Help M1/M2 Plus iPad / iPod / iPhoneWritten by Michael Larabel Already queued ahead of the Linux 6.15 merge window opening later this month are DeviceTree support for Apple’s T2 SoCs as well as other DeviceTree additions set to be mainlined. A third round of DeviceTree patches were…