Linux 7.2-rc1 hits 43 million source lines. We ran cloc, tokei, scc, and wc -l and explain exactly why each tool gives a ...

DirtyClone, tracked as CVE-2026-43503, is a Linux kernel vulnerability that allows any local user to gain root privileges.

Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit DirtyClone (CVE-2026-43503) is publicly documented: JFrog published a working attack walkthrough Thursday showing how any local user can gain root on ...

Akrites is a coalition of 19 organizations, including every major AI lab and Wall Street banks, built to defend open-source ...

OpenAI has deployed GPT-5.5-Cyber to execute automated open-source vulnerability remediation alongside security firm Trail of ...

Flathub, Linux's dominant Flatpak application repository, enacted a sweeping ban on AI-generated and AI-assisted content on May 29, cutting off developers who use tools like GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT ...

Linux kernel boss Linus Torvalds has signaled he’ll push back when he receives irrelevant pull requests, after complaining that developers are making badly timed and trivial submissions, sometimes ...

Linux creator and lead developer Linus Torvalds warns that the Linux kernel's security mailing list has become "almost entirely unmanageable" due to a flood of AI-generated bug reports. In his Linux 7 ...

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation (LPE). Dubbed DirtyDecrypt (aka ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Martin Kleppmann, an associate professor at ...

Microsoft Defender is investigating a high-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) affecting multiple major Linux distributions including Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, and AWS ...

How do we fix code fast when the bug reports arrive faster? Multi-agent orchestration tools like Squad may be the answer. At Kubecon Europe recently, Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman said ...