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, ...

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel can be exploited to leak data and act as a springboard for further compromise. Disclosed by Cisco Talos researchers on Tuesday, the bug is ...

Technical information has emerged for a serious vulnerability affecting multiple Linux kernel versions that could be triggered with "minimal capabilities." The security issue is being referred to as ...

Exploit code will soon become available for a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that a security researcher discovered and reported to Linux administrators in mid-June. The bug, which the ...

Operating systems are the core of our digital civilization. Hack-proofing them means that billions of devices - PCs, network switches, IoT devices, drones and much more - are much more secure. That ...

Linux processes are made up of text, data, and BSS static segments; in addition, each process has its own stack (which is created with the fork system call). Heap space for Linux tasks are allocated ...