PinTheft, a recently patched Linux privilege escalation vulnerability, now has a publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) ...

Dirty Frag exposes Linux systems to root escalation through chained kernel flaws, impacting Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora, and others.

Linux is getting a security wake-up call - why it was inevitable and I'm not worried ...

Fragnesia CVE-2026-46300 corrupts Linux page cache via XFRM ESP-in-TCP, enabling local root access on major distros.

It's not often that a major vulnerability is found in the Linux kernel, but when it does happen, it demands attention. Such is the case with "Copy Fail", which has just been found and disclosed by ...

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 ...

Security researchers have discovered a new, critical flaw in the Linux kernel that attackers can exploit to gain root access.

Cybersecurity researchers and threat actors are targeted by a fake proof of concept (PoC) CVE-2023-35829 exploit that installs a Linux password-stealing malware. Uptycs analysts discovered the ...

Security engineer Andy Nguyen has released ps5-linux, a complete toolchain enabling Linux to run on PlayStation 5 'Phat' consoles with firmware 3.xx–4.xx. The soft-mod uses a hypervisor exploit and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...