OSTechNix

Linux Kernel 7.2 Hits 43 Million Lines: Verified with 4 Code Counters

Is Linux Kernel 7.2 really 43 million lines? We verified the count with wc, cloc, tokei, and scc tools and explain why the ...
OSTechNix

Linux Kernel 7.2 RC1 Released: 43 Million Lines and Counting!

Linus Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC1) for the upcoming Linux Kernel 7.2 version. Here's what's new.
Tech Times

Linux Kernel Root Exploit Published: DirtyClone Attack Leaves No Trace

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 ...
Ars Technica

The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...
ZDNet

Tuning the Linux kernel with AI, according to ByteDance

Richmond, Virginia: At the Linux Plumbers Conference, the invite-only meeting for the top Linux kernel developers, ByteDance Linux Kernel Engineer Cong Wang, proposed that we use artificial ...
Hackaday

linux kernel

Linux developers have been trimming the fluff in recent years, removing support for older processors that hardly anyone uses with a modern kernel anymore. With that said, it’s possible to run the ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel Testing and Debugging

Testing is an integral and important part of any software development cycle, open or closed, and Linux kernel is no exception to that. Developer testing, integration testing, regression, and stress ...