Alpine Linux experimenting with an optional systemd compatibility layer marks an interesting moment in Linux evolution. While ...

Seal Security, a leader in open source vulnerability remediation, today announced the launch of Seal OS, the first holistic solution designed to automatically fix vulnerabilities in both Linux ...

OpenWrt has replaced its long-unmaintained opkg package manager with apk from Alpine Linux, aiming to improve longevity, security, and upgrade processes. The change coincides with renewed calls for ...

There are many Linux distributions designed expressly for containers. Even Microsoft has one, Common Base Linux (CBL)-Mariner. Others include Alpine Linux, Flatcar Container Linux, Red Hat Enterprise ...

Recent developments — including hardened Linux distributions, live patching for government-grade systems, container image hardening, and hypervisor-level isolation — reflect a broader industry push to ...

Linux and open-source software are much easier to secure than proprietary software. As open-source co-founder Eric S. Raymond pointed out with Linus' law: "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.

Proof-of-concept exploits have already surfaced online for a high-severity flaw in GNU C Library's dynamic loader, allowing local attackers to gain root privileges on major Linux distributions. Dubbed ...

A new Linux vulnerability, known as 'Looney Tunables' and tracked as CVE-2023-4911, enables local attackers to gain root privileges by exploiting a buffer overflow weakness in the GNU C Library's ...