I did something recently I haven’t done in a long time: I recompiled the Linux kernel. There was a time when this was a common occurrence. You might want a feature that the default kernel didn’t ...

CVE-2026-31431, also known as Copy Fail, is a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that's been hiding out since 2017 and is ...

Editor's Note: Linux remains an attractive option for embedded systems developers. In fact, industry surveys such as the Embedded Market Study by UBM (EDN's parent company) consistently show interest ...

Have you ever felt the urge to make your own private binary format for use in Linux? Perhaps you have looked at creating the smallest possible binary when compiling a project, and felt disgusted with ...

CISA warns of the actively exploited “Copy Fail” Linux flaw (CVE-2026-31431), enabling root access, with a public exploit ...

Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform ...

At the 2001 Linux Kernel Summit, NSA developers presented their work on Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and emphasized the need for enhanced security support in the main Linux kernel. In the ensuing ...

I've been building my own kernels on Ubuntu (technically, Kubuntu 14.04) for years, using `make-kpkg` from the kernel-package package. All I had to do after ...

A Seattle-based band called netcat – not to be confused with the networking tool of the same name – has perked ears in the software community by releasing its debut album as a Linux kernel module ...