Tag: operating-systems
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New Plague backdoor
Terrifying new Plague backdoor quietly infects Linux systems with undetectable stealth. There’s a sneaky new threat targeting Linux systems and it’s called Plague. It’s not just another piece of malware. This thing is designed to live inside your authentication system and give hackers the keys to your server, all while staying hidden from antivirus tools. Plague operates…
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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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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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Opinion: The Future of Flatpak
At the Linux Application Summit (LAS) in April, Sebastian Wick said that, by many metrics, Flatpak is doing great. The Flatpak application-packaging format is popular with upstream developers, and with many users. More and more applications are being published in the Flathub application store, and the format is even being adopted by Linux distributions like Fedora. However, he worried that work…
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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…
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Proton Could Make Gamers Switch
I’m a gamer, and games are the only reason I’m still on Windows. I use a Mac for most of my day-to-day work, my servers have used Linux for years, and I frequently use WSL even on Windows when doing development work or interacting with my servers. Years and years ago, I’d tried to switch…
