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OpenSSL 3.2 Adds Support for TCP Fast Open on Linux, Argon2 KDF, and More

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The open source project OpenSSL has released version 3.2, which includes support for TCP Fast Open on Linux, new Argon2 password hashing algorithm, and other improvements.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 27, 2023

Python’s New Security Developer Has Plans to Secure the Language

Python is a popular programming language in the open-source community, but it's been plagued by security issues in recent years.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 26, 2023

Linux 6.7 Introduces "make hardening.config" To Help Build A Hardened Kernel

The hardening updates for the Linux 6.7 kernel bring a new hardening configuration profile to help build a security-hardened kernel with some sane defaults.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 05, 2023

AppArmor Adds IO_uring Mediation & Some Performance Optimizations

The AppArmor Linux security system has picked up a few improvements and new features with the in-development Linux 6.7 kernel.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 05, 2023

Linux 6.6 Brings New Scheduler, File Sharing and Security

The new Linux 6.6 kernel is now available, integrating an array of updated capabilities that will impact workstation, server and cloud deployments.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 02, 2023

What Linux Kernel Maintainers Do and Why They Need Your Help

Everyone uses Linux, and companies are willing to pay to develop it, but maintaining Linux's code? That's another matter.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 26, 2023

Want a Simple, Stable, and Secure Linux Distribution? Then SpiralLinux Is for You

SpiralLinux is the working person's Linux. Here's why you should give it a try.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 18, 2023

OpenBSD 7.4 Released With New Hardware Support, Security Improvements

Theo de Raadt released OpenBSD 7.4 today as the open-source BSD operating system project's 55th release.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 17, 2023

Linux Tries to Dump Windows' Notoriously Insecure RNDIS Protocol

Microsoft's proprietary protocol, Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS), started with a good idea. It would enable hardware vendors to add networking support to USB devices without having to build them from scratch. There was only one little problem. RNDIS has no security to speak of.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 05, 2023

Linux Foundation's Latest Open-Source Project: OpenPubkey

The newest open-source project hosted by the Linux Foundation is OpenPubkey, which is a collaboration with Docker and BastionZero and will be available for Docker container signing with zero-trust passwordless authentication.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 04, 2023

RISC-V With Linux 6.6 Offers Better Kernel Security With KASLR

More RISC-V architecture updates were merged this weekend for the ongoing Linux 6.6 merge window.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 11, 2023

Expanded Platform Support For AMD Dynamic Boost Control Being Worked On For Linux

Since early this year AMD has been working on Linux enablement patches for Dynamic Boost Control (DBC). This is a new feature of some AMD SoCs that allow an "authenticated entity" to have greater control over certain SoC characteristics to improve the power/performance. AMD DBC was merged for Linux 6.6 just days ago while already new patches have been posted that extend the supported platforms for this Dynamic Boost Control functionality.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 09, 2023

What is LEMP Stack?

In the world of web development, terms like MEAN, MERN, LEMP, and PERN are frequently encountered. These terms refer to web stacks, which are bundles of software, frameworks, and libraries used for building full-stack web applications. One such popular web stack is LEMP. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore what the LEMP stack is, its components, how it works, and why it is popular in web development.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 08, 2023

AMD Publishes SEV Firmware As Open-Source

While I have been eagerly following the AMD openSIL project for open-source CPU initialization that will eventually replace AGESA, today AMD announced a new open-source firmware drop: the SEV firmware has been made open-source.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 03, 2023

Updated AMD Family 19h Microcode Published Following "Inception"

Following yesterday's disclosure of the AMD "Inception" security vulnerability and the Linux kernel patches merged for reporting the mitigation status as well as the kernel-based handling for earlier generation Zen CPUs, the Family 19h microcode mitigations have now been picked up by the linux-firmware.git repository.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 11, 2023

Secure Your Software Supply Chain Through Backstage

An internal developer portal can help you consolidate and evolve your security strategy.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 08, 2023

Microsoft's CBL-Mariner 2.0 Linux Distribution Adds Clippy

Microsoft has released an updated version of its CBL-Mariner 2.0 in-house Linux distribution that includes various security patches, new packages being added to the OS, and a variety of other updates.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 04, 2023

Linux Creator Expresses “Frustration” Towards AMD’s fTPM Bugs, Calls To Disable Feature

AMD's fTPM issues are well-known in the industry, often causing system crashes and freezing. Linux's creator Linus Torvalds has expressed his disappointment towards the feature, labeling it a "plague" for the kernel.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 01, 2023

Linux kCFI/FineIBT Weaknesses Addressed By Rewriting Some Assembly In C

Ahead of the Linux 6.5-rc2 release tomorrow there was a set of x86/x86_64 kernel changes merged overnight to deal with some weaknesses in the kernel's Control Flow Integrity (kCFI) / FineIBT (Indirect Branch Tracking) code.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 17, 2023

Linux Kernel 6.3 Reaches End of Life, Users Urged to Upgrade to Linux 6.4

The Linux 6.3 kernel series is now marked as EOL on the kernel.org website and the last release is 6.3.13.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 12, 2023

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CoCo VMs Will Now Panic If RdRand Is Broken in Linux 6.9

New GitHub Actions Enhancements Boost Security & Power

Tails 6.1 Released with Security, User Experience Enhancements