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The open-source, community-developed NVIDIA-VAAPI-Driver that provides a Video Acceleration API (VA-API) implementation built atop NVIDIA's NVDEC video decode interface is out with a new release. This is the open-source project that's motivated by getting accelerated video decoding to work within Mozilla Firefox and other apps when running with NVIDIA's packaged Linux driver...
Merged as part of the perf subsystem fixes overnight is enabling Auto Counter Reload (ACR) functionality for upcoming Intel Xeon Diamond Rapids processors. This ACR enabling for Diamond Rapids "DMR" is happening in time for Linux 7.1-rc3 on Sunday while the work is also marked for back-porting to existing stable kernels...
A trusted Debian dev turns scary new kernel bugs into a temporary two‑click fix until distros ship permanent patches. The post A Simple One Click Mitigation for ‘Copy Fail’ and ‘Dirty Frag’ for Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, and Other Debian‑Based Distros appeared first on FOSS Force.
KDE developers continue to be quite busy in preparing additional Plasma 6.7 desktop features ahead of the stable release due out in mid-June...
It's a more 'reliable' exploit than most.
Linux kernel developers are reviewing a killswitch proposal that can disable vulnerable functions after recent CVE disclosures.
FreeBSD 15.1 continues working its way toward a stable release in June. Out today is FreeBSD 15.1 Beta 2...
Greg Kroah-Hartman has released the 6.1.171, 5.15.205, and 5.10.255 stable kernels, quickly followed by 6.1.172 and 5.15.206 kernels. This is another round of stable kernels to provide fixes for one of the CVEs (CVE-2026-43284) assigned following the Dirty Frag and Copy Fail 2 security disclosures. There is not, yet, a stable kernel with a fix for CVE-2026-43500, though a patch to fix the second half is in the works.
An unusual, some might say hostile, approach to disclosing an alleged remote-code-execution (RCE) flaw in the Forgejo software-collaboration platform has sparked a multifaceted conversation. A so-called "carrot disclosure" in April has raised questions about the researcher's methods of unveiling a security problem, Forgejo's security policies, and the project's overall security posture.
The best Linux discoveries aren't the ones you went looking for—they're the ones you find on a slow Saturday afternoon.
TUXEDO BM15 is a repairable Linux business laptop with smart card authentication, optional 4G LTE, and upgradeable RAM and storage.
KDE Frameworks 6.26 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop environment. Here’s what’s new!
KDE Frameworks 6.26 is out with updates across KIO, Baloo, Kirigami, KCalendarCore, KImageformats, and more.
TUXEDO BM 15 is now available for pre-order as an upgradable business Linux laptop powered by an Intel Core i5 120U, up to 64GB RAM, up to 8 TB SSD, and 4G LTE support.
Dirty Frag follows Copy Fail with a new Linux kernel local privilege escalation risk affecting major distributions and server environments.
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