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Security researcher and Linux kernel contributor Alexander Popov has proposed a new kernel option called "pkill_on_warn" that would kill all threads in a process if that process provoked a kernel warning. This wouldn't change the default kernel behavior but if/when the patch is merged, booting the kernel with pkill_on_warn=1 would enable this new behavior to kill processes causing kernel warnings.
A friendly reminder for Linux kernel 5.13 users: the Linux 5.13 kernel series has reached end of life and it will no longer be supported with security updates. Upgrade to Linux Kernel 5.14 as soon as you have the chance to do so!
Better support for Microsoft's NTFS file-system is coming to the Linux 5.15 kernel, along with some important process and security lessons for developers about how code submissions to the kernel should be made.
OpenWrt 21.02 has been released with exciting new features and higher security with WPA3, HTTPS & TLS enabled by default, as well as initial support for the Distributed Switch Architecture (DSA), the Linux standard for configurable Ethernet switches.
No rest for the wicked! Days after the Linux kernel celebrated its 30th anniversary, Linus Torvalds, its creator and maintainer, put out its latest release with improvements to hardware support and security. “The celebrations will go on for a few more weeks yet, but you all may just need a breather from them. And when that happens, I have just the thing for you - a new kernel release to test and enjoy,” wrote Torvalds as he put out the new release.
The Linux Foundation and allies will pay developers to help secure Linux and open-source software programs. Here's how the process works, and how you can get involved.
The Linux Foundation's InterUSS network remote identification service (NET-RID), built in partnership with AirMap, the Swiss Federal Office Civil Aviation, Swiss U-Space Implementation and Wing, delivers on government requirements two years early.
