Pixel 6 may miss Google’s next Android kernel upgrade, but security patches and Android 17 are still expected through October ...

Exploit for "Bad Epoll" Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-46242) can lead to root access on desktops, servers, and Android ...

Asahi Linux has patched the macOS 27 boot break that hid Linux partitions from the Apple Silicon boot picker, deploying Asahi ...

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A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...

Microsoft released security fixes for more than 200 vulnerabilities on June 9, 2026 — the largest single Patch Tuesday in the program's history since its founding in 2003 — while a security researcher ...

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Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been released for the CIFSwitch flaw, which allows low-privileged users to escalate to root on vulnerable Linux systems. A vulnerability that lurked in the ...

TL;DR: Intel's new Panther Lake R processors are ruggedized variants of Panther Lake, featuring P-cores paired with low-power E-cores designed for harsh environments. These chips may have deeper ...

Linux distros are rolling out patches for a new high-severity kernel privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to run malicious code as root. Known as Fragnasia and tracked as ...

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