Linux & Open Source News

Canonical has officially released Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, the fifth and final planned point release of the popular Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) series. This version brings the latest security updates,...

Ubuntu has recently addressed multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Python 2.7 in both the 22.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS releases. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken decisive steps in response to the alarming rise in healthcare data breaches by proposing major updates to the Health...

The CentOS Project launched CentOS Stream 10 “Coughlan” on December 13, 2024. This release is the major branch version that serves as the foundation for upcoming RHEL minor versions. In...

The Linux kernel 6.11 series officially reached its end of life (EOL) on December 5, 2024. As expected for a short-lived kernel branch, its journey has come to a close....

The Linux kernel is gearing up for its next major update with version 6.13. Kicking off the testing phase, Linus Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC1) on December 1,...

Recently, multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP that could lead to denial of service, CRLF injection, or information disclosure. These issues have been patched in PHP 8.1.31, 8.2.26, and...

The AlmaLinux OS Foundation has officially released the latest version AlmaLinux 9.5, codenamed Teal Serval, on November 18, 2024. Built from the same source code as Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

Recently, a critical security vulnerability was discovered in the PostgreSQL open-source database system. Tracked as CVE-2024-10979, this high-severity vulnerability poses significant risks, earning a CVSS score of 8.8. It could...

The Debian Project has officially launched Debian 12.8, the latest point release of Debian 12 “Bookworm” series. This update, the seventh ISO release in the Bookworm series, brings several security...

Linux has emerged as the dominant operating system on Microsoft Azure, powering over 60% of customer workloads. This surge in Linux adoption underscores its increasing popularity and versatility in enterprises...