High-severity guest VM escape is 1 of 2 Linux vulnerabilities to surface this week

The vulnerability affects KVM running on both AMD and Intel processors. It exploits bugs residing in the KVM guest-side, the ...
SecurityWeek

Linux Kernel Vulnerability Allows VM Escape on Intel and AMD Systems

A 16-year-old Linux KVM flaw (CVE-2026-53359) dubbed Januscape can allow attackers to escape virtual machines and execute ...
SecurityWeek

Proof-of-Concept Exploit Released for Linux ‘Bad Epoll’ Root Access Vulnerability

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

Enough with the Linux security FUD

Like all operating systems, Linux isn't perfectly secure. Nothing is. As security guru, Bruce Schneier said, "Security is a process, not a product." It's just that, generally speaking, Linux is more ...
ZDNet

It's time to improve Linux's security

Is Linux more secure than Windows? Sure. But that's a very low bar. Kees Cook, a Linux security expert, Debian Linux developer, and Google Security Engineer, is well aware that Linux could be more ...
Computer Weekly

10 Linux security tools for system administrators

In recent times, the security aspect of information technology has received considerable attention, and large organizations have dedicated security teams to keep tabs on vulnerabilities in their ...