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Linux is the open-source operating-system kernel and the ecosystem of distributions built on it, spanning desktop, server, and embedded use; distinct from Linux gaming, which has its own topic.

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AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from the Linux kernel — 4.3-million-transistor chip gets the axe because it lacks Time Stamp Counter (TSC) support, making it a coding burden

… Specifically, the AMD Elan i486‑class, TSC‑less SoC for embedded systems which first launched in 1995, looks set to be retired in Linux 7.2. Similarly the AMD Geode x86 embedded processors early 2000s Elan replacements will be cut off from Linux support from Linux kernel 7.2. …

May 10, 2026 · Mark Tyson

CISA flags actively exploited ‘Copy Fail’ Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros — unpatched systems may remain vulnerable to attack

… Linux vendors have begun rolling out kernel updates to address the flaw. …

May 4, 2026 · Etiido Uko

Linux News, Analysis and Features | Tom's Hardware

… Linux Linux 7.1 is bringing what might be the biggest under-the-radar storage change in years: a new in-kernel NTFS driver. Linux After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code. …

May 10, 2026

Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system

Linus Torvalds declared the Linux kernel's private security mailing list "almost entirely unmanageable" on Sunday in his weekly post to the Linux Kernel Mailing List LKML , blaming a flood of duplicate vulnerability reports generated by researchers running the same AI tools against the same code. …

May 18, 2026 · Luke James

Operating System News, Analysis and Features | Tom's Hardware

… Freedman Published 20 September 19 ChromeOS Chrome OS Now Supports Nintendo Switch Controllers By Nathaniel Mott Published 15 March 19 ChromeOS Linux AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from Linux By Mark Tyson Published 10 May 26 Linux Linux mascot Tux … …

May 10, 2026

Devastating 'Dirty Frag' exploit leaks out, gives immediate root access on most Linux machines since 2017, no patches available, no warning given — Copy Fail-like vulnerability had its embargo broken

… We even tested WSL2 ourselves and sure enough, "root" was the word. sh -c "printf 'install esp4 /bin/false\ninstall esp6 /bin/false\ninstall rxrpc /bin/false\n' /etc/modprobe.d/dirtyfrag.conf; rmmod esp4 esp6 rxrpc 2 /dev/null; true" The reason why Dirty Frag is catching everyone flat-footed is bec… …

May 8, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira

Standard 90-day vulnerability disclosure policy is likely dead thanks to AI, expert warns that AI can weaponize patches in 30 minutes — LLM-assisted bug-hunting ushers in a new cyberworld order

… Both aforementioned exploits for the Linux kernel took advantage of insecure zero-copy mechanisms performing calculations on data in-place instead of copying/calculating/replacing . …

May 12, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira

Sound Card Reviews, Analysis and Buying Guides | Tom's Hardware

… Sound Cards Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 fixes arrive for the Linux 6.16-rc3 kernel. …

May 19, 2026

Software News, Analysis and Features | Tom's Hardware

Software Latest about Software Linus Torvalds says AI bug reports have made the Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' By Luke James Last updated 18 May 26 Linux Google floats reduced initial 5GB free cloud storage limit, users claim By Kunal Khullar Published 15 May 26 Cloud St… …

May 18, 2026

First Apple M5 memory exploit discovered using Anthropic AI, gives root access on MacOS — Claude Mythos helps security researchers bypass Memory Integrity Enforcement

… As an oversimplification, MIE ensures that any memory read or write operation acts on the data that it was originally meant to, even at the kernel level. …

May 16, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira

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