The Linux kernel stack is a tempting target for attack. This is because the kernel needs to keep track of where it is. If a function gets called, which then calls another, which then calls another, ...

Linux kernel versions 5.10-rc4, 5.4.66, and 5.9.8 are impacted and a patch was merged on December 3 to tackle the bug. Users are urged to update their builds to later versions.

A new privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Linux was discovered, enabling unprivileged local users to compromise the kernel and elevate their rights to attain root-level access.

A paper titled Unleashing Use-Before-Initialization Vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel Using Targeted Stack Spraying is being presented this week at the Network and Distributed System Security ...

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Linux already runs well on Hyper-V with a Windows root partition, but making this a complete Linux stack may improve performance. Microsoft is also busy improving Linux support in Windows 10, thanks ...