The Linux kernel development cycle continues with the release of Linux 6.19-rc4, the fourth release candidate in the lead-up to the final 6.19 stable kernel. As with previous RC builds, this release ...

Abstract: The Linux kernel is the foundation of billions of contemporary computing systems, and ensuring its security and integrity is a necessity. Despite the Linux kernel's pivotal role, ...

Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 6.18 on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), which will likely become the next LTS kernel [update: it’s now official]: So I’ll have to admit ...

It’s been a tense few months for users of the BCacheFS filesystem, as amidst the occasional terse arguments and flowery self-praise on the Linux Kernel mailing list the future of this filesystem ...

Linus Torvalds has given developers a heads-up that the merge window for Linux kernel 6.17 could be “slightly chaotic”. In his release announcement on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), Torvalds ...

Today, as Corbet said, "We are up to just over 40 million lines of code at this point. It's fair to say that, indeed, Linux has become big and professional." The first thing he noted was that, no ...

To paraphrase an old joke: How do you know if someone is a Rust developer? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. There is a move to put Rust everywhere, even in the Linux kernel. Not going fast enough for ...

The Linux kernel just hit a major milestone: on May 25, 2025, the first fully Rust-written DRM driver, dubbed NOVA, was officially merged into Linux kernel 6.15. This isn’t some forgotten experimental ...

A security researcher has discovered a novel security flaw in the Linux kernel using the OpenAI o3 reasoning model. The new vulnerability has been documented under CVE-2025-37899. An official patch ...

PALO ALTO, CA, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- TuxCare, a global innovator in cybersecurity, today announced the launch of its Custom Linux Kernel ...

Akamai picks up the hosting of kernel.org, bringing long-term stability to development and maintenance of the open source Linux operating system CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...