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Previously, I looked at using the Linux video loopback system from the command line. The basic trick was simple enough: capture video from a real camera, process it with something like ffmpeg, and ...

Dealing with text streams is a fundamental skill for the Linux power user. You can sort, merge, and search text files easily ...

A recently patched Linux privilege escalation vulnerability now has a publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that allows local attackers to gain root privileges on Arch Linux systems. The ...

Another Linux kernel flaw has handed local unprivileged users a way to peek at files they should never be able to read, including root-only secrets such as SSH keys. The bug affects multiple LTS ...

Microsoft warns of another variant of the CopyFail vulnerability called "Fragnesia" in the Linux kernel. It grants root privileges.

The third major Linux kernel flaw in two weeks has been found - thanks to AI ...

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With one compromised account, Dirty Frag can expose your system. No patch can protect you from all possible attacks yet. To stay safe, you'll need to block several services, including VPNs. Linux has ...

Dirty Frag, a critical Linux kernel zero-day vulnerability with no patch and giving hackers root, has gone public after an embargo was broken. Here’s the workaround.