Tag: open-source
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New kernel vulnerability grants root privileges
A recently discovered vulnerability in the Linux kernel could allow an attacker to gain root privileges. Exploits are available for several Linux distributions, but the vulnerability does not appear to be fully patched. The Linux world has barely recovered from the security fiasco surrounding a backdoor based on the XZ compression tools before a new…
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TUXEDO First Laptop With AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Written by Michael Larabel in Hardware on 12 April 2024 While TUXEDO Computers has already been offering powerful AMD Zen 4 laptops such as the Pulse 14 Gen 3 with Ryzen 7 7840HS SoC, today the Bavarian company announced their first Ryzen 8000 series mobile laptop. The TUXEDO Sirius 16 Gen 2 has been announced…
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Run Mainline Linux on $5 Hardware
Uros Popovic looks to run mainline Linux on $5 dollar hardware (well, if it’s the board above, $11.70). The Lichee Nano is an SD card sized Linux development board powered by an Allwinner F1C100s ARM9 processor. We’ll look at a fairly minimal set up that should run the latest mainline Linux. I’ve previously written about…
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New Spectre v2 Attacks Linux and Intel CPUs
Researchers have demonstrated the “first native Spectre v2 exploit” for a new speculative execution side-channel flaw that impacts Linux systems running on many modern Intel processors. Spectre V2 is a new variant of the original Spectre attack discovered by a team of researchers at the VUSec group from VU Amsterdam. The researchers also released a…
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Red Hat alerts Fedora on Malicious Code
Red Hat issues urgent alert for Fedora Linux users due to malicious code. In a recent security announcement, Red Hat’s Information Risk and Security and Product Security teams have identified a critical vulnerability in the latest versions of the “xz” compression tools and libraries. The affected versions, 5.6.0 and 5.6.1, contain malicious code that could…
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Ubicloud: An Open Source Alternative to AWS
Major cloud providers like AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud cannot be denied. Their strong and scalable infrastructure has been a driving force behind the expansion of AI. However, immense authority inevitably leads to a loss of command. Vendor lock-in, unclear pricing structures, and security holes are becoming major business worries. Meet…
