The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of ...

One tool call to rule them all? New open source Python tool RunPod Flash eliminates containers for faster AI dev

With Flash GA, the company is attempting to transition from being a provider of raw compute to becoming the essential ...

Modder releases loader to turn the PS5 into a Linux system

If you're too impatient to wait for Valve's Steam Machine, developer and modder Andy Nguyen has created a solution, at least ...

Critical Copy Fail Linux Flaw Lets Hackers Gain Root Access Across Major Distros

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Running Linux On The PS5 With A Hypervisor Exploit

Since Sony’s PlayStation 5 console is quite literally an AMD-based gaming PC with a custom mainboard, the only thing that ...

Security researcher just turned the PS5 into a Linux PC, and it can run GTA V at 60fps

The process relies on a patched vulnerability that allows the PS5 to boot into a Linux environment. It effectively turns the ...
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This Week In Security: State Malware, State Hardware Bans, And Stuxnet Before Stuxnet Was Cool

Making headlines everywhere is the CopyFail Linux kernel vulnerability, which allows local privilege escalation (LPE) from any user to root privileges on most kernels and distributions. Local ...