linux live patching

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...

Key Takeaways Live kernel patching, also known as rebootless patching, fixes security vulnerabilities in a running Linux kernel without requiring a reboot. Automated live patching allows critical security updates to...

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,...

The U.S Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently announced proposed security requirements designed to prevent adversarial nations from gaining access to American’s personal and government-related information. These proposed guidelines...

As of October 10, 2024, Linux kernel 6.10 has officially reached its end of life (EOL). This means no further official updates or security fixes will be released for Linux...

SUSE researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in a PAM module of the Oath Toolkit, a popular software suite that provides One-Time Password (OTP). This vulnerability (CVE-2024-47191) allows malicious actors to...

Linux Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC) for the much-anticipated Linux kernel 6.12 series on September 29, 2024. A release candidate is a nearly final version that is being...

CISA has issued a warning about three new vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited. These vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to organizations and should be patched immediately. Among them, CVE-2017-1000253...

Canonical’s Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, codenamed “Noble Numbat” has received its first major update: Ubuntu 24.04.1. This release, which arrived a bit later than initially planned due to some high-impact bugs,...

After nearly three months, Linux kernel 6.9 has officially reached the end of life on August 2nd, 2024. If you are currently running this EOL kernel version, it’s time to...