Vulnerability in GNU C Library’s dynamic loader threatens Linux distributions
Several Linux distributions are at risk of exploits due to a vulnerability discovered in the GNU C Library dynamic loader. This is according to several proof-of-concepts from security specialists.
Recently, security specialists at Qualys' Threat Research Unit discovered a critical vulnerability ... Read more
ChromeOS detaches from Chrome web browser
Google appears soon to detach the Chrome web browser from the ChromeOS operating system. The feature could be the default as of ChromeOS 116. Chromebook users will not notice much of the changes, only that they will get more regular updates to the Chrome web browser.
The website specialising in... Read more
Microsoft Defender for IoT soon to scan Linux devices
Microsoft is releasing the new Firmware Analysis feature for Defender for IoT. Soon, the software will be able to read Linux devices in your enterprise environment for vulnerabilities.
Firmware Analysis for Defender for IoT scans Linux devices for different types of vulnerabilities, ranging fro... Read more
AlmaLinux decides no longer to be 1:1 compatible with RHEL
AlmaLinux will no longer be one-to-one compatible with RHEL for the time being. Instead, the RHEL variant will now have application binary interface (ABI) compatibility.
With the move, the provider of the downstream RHEL variant is responding to Red Hat's recent decision to stop making the sourc... Read more
Linux Foundation working on RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE)
The Linux Foundation is working on RISE, a software ecosystem for RISC-V software. The goal entails expediting the availability of software for powerful and energy-efficient RISC-V cores. This enables the running of advanced operating systems across various market segments. A stellar group of found... Read more
NXP unveils its i.MX 91 family of applications processors
NXP has unveiled new i.MX 91 processors. The new chips should power Smart Factories and Smart Homes.
This week Dutch semiconductor giant NXP used the Computex event to announce the latest processor from its i.MX 9 series of applications processors. These are intended for industrial, medical, con... Read more
Microsoft makes Azure Linux generally available
The announcement follows the CBL-Mariner project announcement from last year.
This week at Microsoft's Build event, the software giant announced that it has made Azure Linux generally available. Azure Linux is Microsoft's own distribution of the open source operating system.
Jim Perrin, princ... Read more
IceFire ransomware now also affects Linux systems
The IceFire ransomware affects not only Windows systems, but now also Linux-based systems.
According to security experts at SentinelOne, a Linux version of the IceFire ransomware has surfaced for the first time in recent weeks. Previously, only Windows systems were targeted. The IceFire ransomwa... Read more
Linux kernel 6.2 supports Apple M1 and M2 processors
Linux kernel 6.2 supports Apple's Arm-based M1 and M2 processors by default. Intel Arc GPUs, Intel Skylake processors and Nvidia RTX 30 Series GPUs are also now better supported.
The new version of the Linux kernel was released on time and only with a few minor fixes, according to Linux guru Lin... Read more
Google adds new energy and memory saving features to Chrome
The tweaks to Google's Chrome browser have been expected since they were first announced in December.
Google is now widely rolling out the Memory and Energy Saver modes for Chrome on Mac, Windows, Linux, as well as Chromebooks, reports 9TO5Google.
The new features, called Memory and Energy Sa... Read more