A recent Linux security hole allows local users to seize the power of root. We show the Linux bugs that came together to let it happen. Once all this has happened, control returns to vmsplice_to_pipe( ...

Exploit code will soon become available for a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that a security researcher discovered and reported to Linux administrators in mid-June. The bug, which the ...

Google says it uses Linux in "almost everything" from Chromebooks to the cloud. Now it is increasing its rewards for security researchers who can spot flaws in the open-source operating system. Since ...