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Linux gaming needs immutable distros more than it needs freedom

Standardization is good (sometimes) ...

Critical New Linux Zero-Day Leaked—What Admins Need To Do Now

Dirty Frag, a critical Linux kernel zero-day vulnerability with no patch and giving hackers root, has gone public after an embargo was broken. Here’s the workaround.

Alpine Linux is a crazy-fast distro for your desktop - with just one caveat

I switched to Alpine Linux, and it's a crazy-fast distro with only one caveat ...
GamingOnLinux

The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware

Looks like the Arch Linux AUR (Arch User Repository) needs some better security and package checks - as some malicious users ...

Steam on Android handhelds just got a lot better thanks to this updated Linux distro

You can run an official version of Steam on your Android handheld thanks to Rocknix, and this Linux distribution just got a ...
GamingOnLinux

Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat

Looks like Epic Games may be looking to actually improve how Easy Anti-Cheat works on Linux, with a job listing for a Senior ...
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One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public

CVE-2026-23111 is a Linux kernel nf_tables use-after-free that lets an unprivileged local user escalate to root and escape a ...

New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions

A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed 'CIFSwitch' in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to forge CIFS authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel's key request ...