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🐉💻 Kali Linux 2026.2 a fost lansat! GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 și un Kernel optimizat 🔐✨

Echipa din spatele Kali Linux a prezentat oficial versiunea Kali 2026.2, cea de-a doua actualizare majoră din acest an pentru faimoasa distribuție bazată på Debian, dedicată testelor de penetrare și securității cibernetice. Noua versiune pune un accent deosebit pe modernizarea interfețelor grafice și pe eficientizarea mediilor virtuale.

Iată cele mai importante noutăți introduse în Kali Linux 2026.2:

🔹 Medii desktop de ultimă generație:

GNOME 50: Aduce un spor considerabil de performanță, un consum redus de memorie RAM, încărcare ultrarapidă a pictogramelor și miniaturilor în managerul de fișiere, plus suport pentru adnotări de documente în Document Viewer.

KDE Plasma 6.6: Vine cu o tastatură virtuală complet nouă, funcție OCR integrată în utilitarul Spectacle (pentru extragerea textului direct din capturi de ecran) și opțiuni avansate de accesibilitate pentru persoanele cu deficiențe de vedere.

🔹 Nucleu stabil (Kernel 6.19):
Deși versiunea de Kernel Linux 7.0 este deja disponibilă pe piață, echipa Kali a decis să livreze implicit Kernelul 6.19. Motivul din spatele acestei alegeri a fost evitarea conflictelor de compatibilitate raportate între Linux 7.0 și driverele proprietare NVIDIA DKMS. Utilizatorii care nu folosesc plăci video NVIDIA pot instala manual Kernelul 7.0 din depozitele experimentale.

🔹 Mașini virtuale (VM) mult mai rapide:
Imaginile preconfigurate pentru VM-uri nu mai includ modulele grele de firmware grafic pentru hardware fizic (bare-metal). Drept urmare, dimensiunea imaginii de boot (initrd) pentru utilizatorii de mașini virtuale a scăzut drastic de la 200 MB la doar 60 MB, scurtând considerabil timpul de pornire. Versiunile destinate instalării directe pe PC-uri fizice își păstrează toate driverele grafice intacte.

🔹 Schimbare la formatul APT (deb822):
Instalările noi trec la noul format de configurare Debian pentru depozite. În loc de clasicul fișier /etc/apt/sources.list, noile sisteme vor folosi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kali.sources. Actualizările de la versiuni anterioare vor rămâne nemodificate pentru moment, tranziția fiind una graduală.

🔹 9 unelte de securitate noi adăugate:

arsenal-ng: O librărie în Go ce conține peste 200 de cheat-sheet-uri pentru securitate cibernetică.

hydra-gtk: Interfață grafică pentru celebrul utilitar de atacuri prin forță brută Hydra.

legba: Multi-protocol brute-forcer și password sprayer de mare viteză.

oletools: Unelte de analiză pentru fișiere MS OLE2 și documente Microsoft Office.

penelope: Un utilitar avansat de tip shell handler.

shell-gpt: Instrument bazat pe LLM-uri (Inteligență Artificială) direct în linia de comandă.

tailscale: Platformă pentru conexiuni securizate în rețea.

tookie-osint: Unealtă OSINT folosită la identificarea conturilor de pe rețelele sociale.

uro: Filtru de curățare și optimizare a listelor de URL-uri în timpul procesului de web crawling.

🔹 Actualizări masive pentru Kali NetHunter (Mobile):
Versiunea pentru dispozitive mobile aduce pornire instantanee a aplicației NetHunter, un nou tab EvilTwin care adaugă un portal captiv pentru verificarea parolelor și un manager chroot reparat. În plus, a fost extins suportul pentru ediția NetHunter Pro pe noi modele din gama Pixel, Samsung, Sony, Xiaomi, LG și Fairphone.

Sistemele Kali Linux deja existente pot fi actualizate rapid la versiunea 2026.2 prin rularea clasicelor comenzi sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade.

#KaliLinux #KaliLinux2026 #Cybersecurity #Pentesting #GNOME50 #KDEPlasma #LinuxKernel #NetHunter #OSINT #TechNews

🐉💻 Kali Linux 2026.2 a fost lansat! GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 și un Kernel optimizat 🔐✨

Echipa din spatele Kali Linux a prezentat oficial versiunea Kali 2026.2, cea de-a doua actualizare majoră din acest an pentru faimoasa distribuție bazată på Debian, dedicată testelor de penetrare și securității cibernetice. Noua versiune pune un accent deosebit pe modernizarea interfețelor grafice și pe eficientizarea mediilor virtuale.

Iată cele mai importante noutăți introduse în Kali Linux 2026.2:

🔹 Medii desktop de ultimă generație:

GNOME 50: Aduce un spor considerabil de performanță, un consum redus de memorie RAM, încărcare ultrarapidă a pictogramelor și miniaturilor în managerul de fișiere, plus suport pentru adnotări de documente în Document Viewer.

KDE Plasma 6.6: Vine cu o tastatură virtuală complet nouă, funcție OCR integrată în utilitarul Spectacle (pentru extragerea textului direct din capturi de ecran) și opțiuni avansate de accesibilitate pentru persoanele cu deficiențe de vedere.

🔹 Nucleu stabil (Kernel 6.19):
Deși versiunea de Kernel Linux 7.0 este deja disponibilă pe piață, echipa Kali a decis să livreze implicit Kernelul 6.19. Motivul din spatele acestei alegeri a fost evitarea conflictelor de compatibilitate raportate între Linux 7.0 și driverele proprietare NVIDIA DKMS. Utilizatorii care nu folosesc plăci video NVIDIA pot instala manual Kernelul 7.0 din depozitele experimentale.

🔹 Mașini virtuale (VM) mult mai rapide:
Imaginile preconfigurate pentru VM-uri nu mai includ modulele grele de firmware grafic pentru hardware fizic (bare-metal). Drept urmare, dimensiunea imaginii de boot (initrd) pentru utilizatorii de mașini virtuale a scăzut drastic de la 200 MB la doar 60 MB, scurtând considerabil timpul de pornire. Versiunile destinate instalării directe pe PC-uri fizice își păstrează toate driverele grafice intacte.

🔹 Schimbare la formatul APT (deb822):
Instalările noi trec la noul format de configurare Debian pentru depozite. În loc de clasicul fișier /etc/apt/sources.list, noile sisteme vor folosi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kali.sources. Actualizările de la versiuni anterioare vor rămâne nemodificate pentru moment, tranziția fiind una graduală.

🔹 9 unelte de securitate noi adăugate:

arsenal-ng: O librărie în Go ce conține peste 200 de cheat-sheet-uri pentru securitate cibernetică.

hydra-gtk: Interfață grafică pentru celebrul utilitar de atacuri prin forță brută Hydra.

legba: Multi-protocol brute-forcer și password sprayer de mare viteză.

oletools: Unelte de analiză pentru fișiere MS OLE2 și documente Microsoft Office.

penelope: Un utilitar avansat de tip shell handler.

shell-gpt: Instrument bazat pe LLM-uri (Inteligență Artificială) direct în linia de comandă.

tailscale: Platformă pentru conexiuni securizate în rețea.

tookie-osint: Unealtă OSINT folosită la identificarea conturilor de pe rețelele sociale.

uro: Filtru de curățare și optimizare a listelor de URL-uri în timpul procesului de web crawling.

🔹 Actualizări masive pentru Kali NetHunter (Mobile):
Versiunea pentru dispozitive mobile aduce pornire instantanee a aplicației NetHunter, un nou tab EvilTwin care adaugă un portal captiv pentru verificarea parolelor și un manager chroot reparat. În plus, a fost extins suportul pentru ediția NetHunter Pro pe noi modele din gama Pixel, Samsung, Sony, Xiaomi, LG și Fairphone.

Sistemele Kali Linux deja existente pot fi actualizate rapid la versiunea 2026.2 prin rularea clasicelor comenzi sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade.

#KaliLinux #KaliLinux2026 #Cybersecurity #Pentesting #GNOME50 #KDEPlasma #LinuxKernel #NetHunter #OSINT #TechNews

Linux 7.2 RC1 is now live!

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/linux-7-2-rc1-released/

Linux 7.2 RC1 is now live!

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/linux-7-2-rc1-released/

Linux 7.2 RC1 released!

After the release of Linux 7.1, which brought many features and improvements across different portions of the Linux kernel, such as hardware support and other improvements, an upcoming version of Linux is in the works.

Linux 7.2 RC1 is now live for developers and power users who are willing to try out a pre-release version of Linux that is yet to be released. All the interesting changes from performance improvements to bug fixes have been integrated to this release candidate, including, but not limited to:

• PCIe devices should not inadvertently reduce its speed to 2.5 GT/s
• Improved performance for AMD EPYC Sorano
• Added support for Wacom W9000 pen-enabled touchscreen
• Dropped ancient PROFIBUS driver ported from SCO Unix
• Bug fixes and minor improvements made to NTFS3 driver
• Startup overhead has been reduced for RISC-V
• USB4STREAM has been added to quickly send data between USB4 connected devices
• Preparations for NVIDIA Blackwell-Next devices
• Networking improvements and support for Wi-Fi 8 (UHR)
• Apple M3 systems can now boot to Linux 7.2
• AppleTalk protocol support has been dropped
• Various bug fixes and general improvements

The below announcement from Linus Torvalds in the mailing list says:

So two weeks have passed, and the merge window is closed. Things look reasonably normal for this release (knock wood), and I'm appending my merge shortlog below, since we obviously have much to many changes to list individually.

The stats look pretty normal, although another AMD header drop means that a third of the patch is just various AMD GPU register definitions.

That's not unusual in itself, and if you ignore that part the rest looks pretty normal too: just over half the patch is drivers (even when _not_ counting that AMD register dump, other GPU driver changes show up, but we've got a little bit of everything in there), with the rest being the usual spread of architecture updates, tooling, documentation, and core kernel updates.

I'm going to take the next week mostly off, but I'm reading email and keeping up with things. But I hope it's going to be a fairly calm week. If I have longer latencies than usual, you'll know why.

Linux v7.2 will be the third version from the v7.x series that will be released after Linux 7.1, which will bring many improvements and additions to enhance your user experience.

Arch Linux and other distributions will be updated to utilize Linux 7.2 once it officially releases to the public, with rolling distros being updated first, then the subsequent distributions will utilize this version of Linux according to the distro’s release schedule. Meanwhile, keep checking for updates in your Linux distro (such as pacman -Syu as root in Arch Linux), or compile it from source.

Please note that, if you’re going to try out this pre-release version of Linux, be sure that it might contain more bugs than the final release, as it’s an experimental version not intended for production use. We advise you to back up all critical data before you utilize this version.

To download Linux 7.2’s source code, click on the below button:

Linux 7.2 RC1 released!

After the release of Linux 7.1, which brought many features and improvements across different portions of the Linux kernel, such as hardware support and other improvements, an upcoming version of Linux is in the works.

Linux 7.2 RC1 is now live for developers and power users who are willing to try out a pre-release version of Linux that is yet to be released. All the interesting changes from performance improvements to bug fixes have been integrated to this release candidate, including, but not limited to:

• PCIe devices should not inadvertently reduce its speed to 2.5 GT/s
• Improved performance for AMD EPYC Sorano
• Added support for Wacom W9000 pen-enabled touchscreen
• Dropped ancient PROFIBUS driver ported from SCO Unix
• Bug fixes and minor improvements made to NTFS3 driver
• Startup overhead has been reduced for RISC-V
• USB4STREAM has been added to quickly send data between USB4 connected devices
• Preparations for NVIDIA Blackwell-Next devices
• Networking improvements and support for Wi-Fi 8 (UHR)
• Apple M3 systems can now boot to Linux 7.2
• AppleTalk protocol support has been dropped
• Various bug fixes and general improvements

The below announcement from Linus Torvalds in the mailing list says:

So two weeks have passed, and the merge window is closed. Things look reasonably normal for this release (knock wood), and I'm appending my merge shortlog below, since we obviously have much to many changes to list individually.

The stats look pretty normal, although another AMD header drop means that a third of the patch is just various AMD GPU register definitions.

That's not unusual in itself, and if you ignore that part the rest looks pretty normal too: just over half the patch is drivers (even when _not_ counting that AMD register dump, other GPU driver changes show up, but we've got a little bit of everything in there), with the rest being the usual spread of architecture updates, tooling, documentation, and core kernel updates.

I'm going to take the next week mostly off, but I'm reading email and keeping up with things. But I hope it's going to be a fairly calm week. If I have longer latencies than usual, you'll know why.

Linux v7.2 will be the third version from the v7.x series that will be released after Linux 7.1, which will bring many improvements and additions to enhance your user experience.

Arch Linux and other distributions will be updated to utilize Linux 7.2 once it officially releases to the public, with rolling distros being updated first, then the subsequent distributions will utilize this version of Linux according to the distro’s release schedule. Meanwhile, keep checking for updates in your Linux distro (such as pacman -Syu as root in Arch Linux), or compile it from source.

Please note that, if you’re going to try out this pre-release version of Linux, be sure that it might contain more bugs than the final release, as it’s an experimental version not intended for production use. We advise you to back up all critical data before you utilize this version.

To download Linux 7.2’s source code, click on the below button:

#Linux 7.2-rc1 is out:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiM[email protected]/

""Things look reasonably normal for this release (knock wood) […]

The stats look pretty normal although another AMD header drop means that a third of the patch is just various AMD GPU register definitions.

That's not unusual in itself, and if you ignore that part the rest looks pretty normal too: […]

I'm going to take the next week mostly off, but I'm reading email and keeping up with things. But I hope it's going to be a fairly calm week. If I have longer latencies than usual, you'll know why.

Linus""

#kernel #LinuxKernel

#Linux 7.2-rc1 is out:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiM[email protected]/

""Things look reasonably normal for this release (knock wood) […]

The stats look pretty normal although another AMD header drop means that a third of the patch is just various AMD GPU register definitions.

That's not unusual in itself, and if you ignore that part the rest looks pretty normal too: […]

I'm going to take the next week mostly off, but I'm reading email and keeping up with things. But I hope it's going to be a fairly calm week. If I have longer latencies than usual, you'll know why.

Linus""

#kernel #LinuxKernel

Linus Torvalds Announces First #Linux Kernel 7.2 Release Candidate https://9to5linux.com/linus-torvalds-announces-first-linux-kernel-7-2-release-candidate

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource

Linus Torvalds Announces First #Linux Kernel 7.2 Release Candidate https://9to5linux.com/linus-torvalds-announces-first-linux-kernel-7-2-release-candidate

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource

Linux 7.2 RC1 will be released early Monday.

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/linux-7-2-rc1-is-expected-to-release-this-week/

Linux 7.2 RC1 will be released early Monday.

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/linux-7-2-rc1-is-expected-to-release-this-week/

#Linux 7.1.2, 7.0.14, and 6.18.37 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource

#Linux 7.1.2, 7.0.14, and 6.18.37 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource

A small but telling change is queued for the Linux 7.2 merge window: Tejun Heo moved the sched_ext source out of a single ext.c file into a new kernel/sched/ext/ directory, following feedback from Linus Torvalds. sched_ext is the extensible scheduler that lets kernel developers and researchers write scheduling policies in BPF. Does reorganizing a subsystem's source layout meaningfully change who contributes to it?
#LinuxKernel #scheduler

Linux Kernel releases as of Week 26, June 27th, 2026.

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/linux-weekly-releases-issue-58-week-26-6-27-2026/

Linux Kernel releases as of Week 26, June 27th, 2026.

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/linux-weekly-releases-issue-58-week-26-6-27-2026/

Linux Weekly Releases Issue #58 (Week 26 – 6/27/2026)

Every week, new Linux versions that are under a supported version series get released to incorporate bug fixes and other general improvements that are pushed to the servicing branches. This ensures that your Linux user experience gets better when latest versions fix some of the bugs.

This week, the below Linux kernel versions under the v7.x series are released:

Alongside v7.x, here are the v6.x versions that were released:

Please note that the downloads are in the source code form, so this means that you may have to compile from source in order to use one of the Linux versions shown above. Your distribution might not include the above Linux versions.

Linux Weekly Releases Issue #58 (Week 26 – 6/27/2026)

Every week, new Linux versions that are under a supported version series get released to incorporate bug fixes and other general improvements that are pushed to the servicing branches. This ensures that your Linux user experience gets better when latest versions fix some of the bugs.

This week, the below Linux kernel versions under the v7.x series are released:

Alongside v7.x, here are the v6.x versions that were released:

Please note that the downloads are in the source code form, so this means that you may have to compile from source in order to use one of the Linux versions shown above. Your distribution might not include the above Linux versions.

#Linux Kernel 7.0 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.1 https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-0-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-7-1

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource

#Linux Kernel 7.0 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.1 https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-0-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-7-1

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource

My latest technical deep-dive is live! 🚨

Deep dive into CVE-2026-43503 (DirtyClone) in the Linux kernel network stack. Learn how a metadata propagation gap drops the SHARED_FRAG flag, bypasses COW guards, and grants instant LPE root access:

https://denizhalil.com/2026/06/26/cve-2026-43503-dirtyclone-linux-kernel-lpe/

#CVE202643503 #DirtyClone #LinuxKernel #LPE #Cybersecurity

Learn how to use the Linux Magic SysRq key to safely recover a frozen system. Covers REISUB sequence, bitmask values, /proc/sysrq-trigger, and security risks.

Full guide here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-magic-sysrq-key/

#LinuxMagicSysRq #MagicSystemRequest #Sysrq #Reisub #Linuxkernel #Linuxtroubleshooting #Linuxhowto

Learn how to use the Linux Magic SysRq key to safely recover a frozen system. Covers REISUB sequence, bitmask values, /proc/sysrq-trigger, and security risks.

Full guide here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-magic-sysrq-key/

#LinuxMagicSysRq #MagicSystemRequest #Sysrq #Reisub #Linuxkernel #Linuxtroubleshooting #Linuxhowto

AMD EPYC Sorano will enjoy performance improvements under Linux 7.2!

#AMD #AMDEPYC #EPYC #Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates #Network #Networking #localhost

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/linux-7-2-will-improve-performance-for-amd-epyc-sorano/

AMD EPYC Sorano will enjoy performance improvements under Linux 7.2!

#AMD #AMDEPYC #EPYC #Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates #Network #Networking #localhost

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/linux-7-2-will-improve-performance-for-amd-epyc-sorano/

#Debian LTS contributors released 56 DLAs fixing 877 CVEs in May, a larger number than usual. The Kernel team deserves a special mention for handling the disclosed vulnerabilities on #linux regarding Local Privilege Escalation with public proof-of-concept exploits. On the LTS side, the Front Desk team also triaged a significant flow of high severity CVEs and notable security updates were released for exim, gnutls28, krb5, lemonldap-ng, imagemagick, openjdk-11, openjdk-17, php7.4, python3.9 and more.

Several patches were prepared by Catalyst for #Samba 4.17 shipped with Debian 12, to fix vulnerabilities disclosed in May, thanks to Freexian's partnership with them to extend the support.

LTS team also contributed with updates to the latest Debian releases, #bookworm and #trixie.

Read the details in our full report at https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-lts-report-2026-05/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

This work is funded by Freexian's Debian LTS offering. Become a sponsor of Debian LTS (https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social) and enjoy the benefits (https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/details/#benefits).

#debianlts #freexian #exim #imagemagick #linuxkernel #LPE

#Debian LTS contributors released 56 DLAs fixing 877 CVEs in May, a larger number than usual. The Kernel team deserves a special mention for handling the disclosed vulnerabilities on #linux regarding Local Privilege Escalation with public proof-of-concept exploits. On the LTS side, the Front Desk team also triaged a significant flow of high severity CVEs and notable security updates were released for exim, gnutls28, krb5, lemonldap-ng, imagemagick, openjdk-11, openjdk-17, php7.4, python3.9 and more.

Several patches were prepared by Catalyst for #Samba 4.17 shipped with Debian 12, to fix vulnerabilities disclosed in May, thanks to Freexian's partnership with them to extend the support.

LTS team also contributed with updates to the latest Debian releases, #bookworm and #trixie.

Read the details in our full report at https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-lts-report-2026-05/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

This work is funded by Freexian's Debian LTS offering. Become a sponsor of Debian LTS (https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social) and enjoy the benefits (https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/details/#benefits).

#debianlts #freexian #exim #imagemagick #linuxkernel #LPE

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/23/linux-72-removes-kernel-side-strncpy-after-six-year-cleanup-xcxwbn/

Linux 7.2 has removed the kernel-side strncpy API after a six-year cleanup, shifting low-level code toward explicit string-copy helpers and reviewable intent.

#LinuxKernel #Kernel #Linux72 #Linux #Cybersecurity

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/23/linux-72-removes-kernel-side-strncpy-after-six-year-cleanup-xcxwbn/

Linux 7.2 has removed the kernel-side strncpy API after a six-year cleanup, shifting low-level code toward explicit string-copy helpers and reviewable intent.

#LinuxKernel #Kernel #Linux72 #Linux #Cybersecurity

The string copying API #strncpy was finally removed from #Linux for #LinuxKernel 7.2 via these changes submitted by @kees:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1a3746ccbb0a97bed3c06ccde6b880013b1dddc1

He also removed the fuction itself:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/079a028d6327e68cfa5d38b36123637b321c19a7

To quote: ""strncpy() has been a persistent source of bugs due to its ambiguous intended usage and frequently counter-intuitive semantics: it may not NUL-terminate the destination, and it unconditionally zero-pads to the full length, which isn't always needed. All former callers have been migrated to: […] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90"

For some of the problems of this API, see the following great @lwn articles:

* strscpy() and the hazards of improved interfaces – https://lwn.net/Articles/659214/
* Ushering out strlcpy() – https://lwn.net/Articles/905777/
* Better string handling for the kernel – https://lwn.net/Articles/948408/

#Kernel

The string copying API #strncpy was finally removed from #Linux for #LinuxKernel 7.2 via these changes submitted by @kees:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/1a3746ccbb0a97bed3c06ccde6b880013b1dddc1

He also removed the fuction itself:

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/079a028d6327e68cfa5d38b36123637b321c19a7

To quote: ""strncpy() has been a persistent source of bugs due to its ambiguous intended usage and frequently counter-intuitive semantics: it may not NUL-terminate the destination, and it unconditionally zero-pads to the full length, which isn't always needed. All former callers have been migrated to: […] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90"

For some of the problems of this API, see the following great @lwn articles:

* strscpy() and the hazards of improved interfaces – https://lwn.net/Articles/659214/
* Ushering out strlcpy() – https://lwn.net/Articles/905777/
* Better string handling for the kernel – https://lwn.net/Articles/948408/

#Kernel

Linux Weekly Releases Issue #57 (Week 25 – 6/20/2026)

Every week, new Linux versions that are under a supported version series get released to incorporate bug fixes and other general improvements that are pushed to the servicing branches. This ensures that your Linux user experience gets better when latest versions fix some of the bugs.

This week, the below Linux kernel versions under the v7.x series are released:

Alongside v7.x, here are the v6.x versions that were released:

For users who prefer to stay in the v5.x series, here are the latest releases:

Please note that the downloads are in the source code form, so this means that you may have to compile from source in order to use one of the Linux versions shown above. Your distribution might not include the above Linux versions.

Linux Weekly Releases Issue #57 (Week 25 – 6/20/2026)

Every week, new Linux versions that are under a supported version series get released to incorporate bug fixes and other general improvements that are pushed to the servicing branches. This ensures that your Linux user experience gets better when latest versions fix some of the bugs.

This week, the below Linux kernel versions under the v7.x series are released:

Alongside v7.x, here are the v6.x versions that were released:

For users who prefer to stay in the v5.x series, here are the latest releases:

Please note that the downloads are in the source code form, so this means that you may have to compile from source in order to use one of the Linux versions shown above. Your distribution might not include the above Linux versions.

#Linux 7.1.1, 7.0.13, 6.18.36, 6.12.94, 6.6.143, 6.1.176, 5.15.210, and 5.10.259 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

#Linux 7.1.1, 7.0.13, 6.18.36, 6.12.94, 6.6.143, 6.1.176, 5.15.210, and 5.10.259 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

Eternal Software Initiative punta a rendere eseguibile Linux tra mille anni grazie a una macchina virtuale minimalista basata su una sola istruzione.

#Linux #OpenSource #SoftwarePreservation #Eternal #LinuxKernel #BusyBox #LLVM

https://www.linuxeasy.org/eternal-software-initiative-il-progetto-che-vuole-avviare-linux-tra-mille-anni/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Eternal Software Initiative punta a rendere eseguibile Linux tra mille anni grazie a una macchina virtuale minimalista basata su una sola istruzione.

#Linux #OpenSource #SoftwarePreservation #Eternal #LinuxKernel #BusyBox #LLVM

https://www.linuxeasy.org/eternal-software-initiative-il-progetto-che-vuole-avviare-linux-tra-mille-anni/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

heise+ | Vom Umgang mit Sicherheitslücken im Linux-Kernel

Sicherheitslücke im Kernel gefixt, von den Distributionen aber nicht bemerkt: Der Fall „Copy Fail“ zeigt, was in der Kommunikation der Entwickler schiefläuft.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Vom-Umgang-mit-Sicherheitsluecken-im-Linux-Kernel-11293828.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #Linux #LinuxDistribution #LinuxKernel #Security #Sicherheitslücken #Updates #news

heise+ | Vom Umgang mit Sicherheitslücken im Linux-Kernel

Sicherheitslücke im Kernel gefixt, von den Distributionen aber nicht bemerkt: Der Fall „Copy Fail“ zeigt, was in der Kommunikation der Entwickler schiefläuft.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Vom-Umgang-mit-Sicherheitsluecken-im-Linux-Kernel-11293828.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #Linux #LinuxDistribution #LinuxKernel #Security #Sicherheitslücken #Updates #news

Linux 7.1 mit neuem NTFS und FRED erschienen | heise online
https://heise.de/-11333467 #Betriebssystem #Linux #LinuxKernel #NTFS #FRED

Linux Kernel 7.1 adds a new mainline NTFS driver after four years, enables Intel FRED by default, updates amd-pstate, and expands support for 12 new SoCs. 🐧
The release also drops i486 build support, improves Intel QAT Zstd acceleration, fixes a Steam Deck OLED audio bug, and keeps NTFS3 available for now. 🔧

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-1-release/

#TechNews #Linux #LinuxKernel #NTFS #Intel #AMD #SteamDeck #OpenSource #FOSS #Kernel #Hardware #Computing #Development #Technology #Privacy

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Linux kernel 7.1 brings improvements across filesystems, networking, scheduling, graphics, Rust, and hardware enablement, with Collabora contributing 65 patches from 16 engineers across Panthor, DRM, Rockchip, MediaTek, and driver fixes across the kernel.

See where our team contributed: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-7.1-graphics,-rust,-and-soc-improvements.html

#LinuxKernel #KernelDevelopment #EmbeddedLinux #OpenSource

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