Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era - and do some serious legacy clean up

Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era - and do some serious legacy clean up ...

Linux kernel 7.1 sends Intel 486 support to silicon heaven

More than 140,000 lines of code bite the dust as ancient CPUs, bus mice, and other legacy leftovers face the chop ...

A single character could be enough to let hackers crack your Linux kernel

A logic inversion bug was recently found in Linux, caused by a single stray character.
The Hacker News

One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public

CVE-2026-23111 is a Linux kernel nf_tables use-after-free that lets an unprivileged local user escalate to root and escape a ...

Linux 7.1 released with new NTFS and FRED

The new kernel, Linux 7.1, brings a modern NTFS driver and activates Intel's FRED by default. Furthermore, the use of AI in ...
OMG! Ubuntu

Linux 7.1 brings new NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fix + more

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux 7.1 with a rewritten NTFS filesystem driver, battery reporting for Apple Silicon devices and a Steam ...

Linux 7.1 arrives with an NTFS overhaul and major hardware performance boosts

The stable Linux 7.1 kernel release brings massive performance enhancements for upcoming Intel and AMD chips, a rewritten ...
InfoQ

Kernel Comparison of Three Widely Used OS

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