New Fragnesia Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges

Linux distros are rolling out patches for a new high-severity kernel privilege escalation vulnerability (known as Fragnasia ...
TechRepublic

CISA Warning: High-Severity Linux Flaw Puts Unpatched Systems at Risk

CISA warns that the nine-year-old Linux Copy Fail flaw is being actively exploited, allowing local attackers to gain root access on affected systems. A Linux kernel flaw is giving attackers a ...

New Fragnesia Linux security flaw allows attackers to run malicious code as root

The flaw is in the same family as Dirty Frag and allows privilege escalation at kernel level.

Exploit released for new PinTheft Arch Linux root escalation flaw

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

Bash vs. Fish? I've tried both Linux shells, and one makes using the command line much easier

Replacing your current Linux shell with something way more user-friendly is a lot easier than you think. Let's go Fish!
Forbes

Update Linux Now As 9-Year-Old Root Hack Confirmed, CISA Warns Users

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New Scientist

A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

Early writing is a tale of two scripts. Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform both emerged independently about 5300 years ago. The political powers of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia ...
CSOonline

‘Trivial’ exploit can give attackers root access to Linux kernel

Experts say until the distros release patches, CSOs have to beware of unauthorized privilege escalation; Kubernetes container escape is also a risk. CSOs must ensure their Linux-based systems block ...
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 ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence. Credit...Video by Lauren Lancaster For The New ...
PC World

Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw lets anyone hijack system privileges. Update ASAP

PCWorld reports that a critical Linux vulnerability called ‘Copy Fail’ (CVE-2026-31431) allows unprivileged users to hijack system privileges by altering cached files. This straight-line logic flaw ...
IGN

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Script Pages Published by Marvel

In an unprecedented move, Marvel has published the first three pages of its Spider-Man: Brand New Day script, revealing exactly how the movie begins. The film's opening minutes incorporate much of the ...