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  • Hacker News: Greg K-H: "Writing new code in Rust is a win for all of us"

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    Source URL: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/2025021954-flaccid-pucker-f7d9@gregkh/ Source: Hacker News Title: Greg K-H: "Writing new code in Rust is a win for all of us" Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discussion revolves around the advancements of Rust as a programming language and its potential to improve memory safety in Linux kernel development. The focus…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/05/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-53104 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to…

  • The Register: Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/google_android_patch_netgear/ Source: The Register Title: Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation Feedly Summary: Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.……

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2  Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

  • Slashdot: US Blocks Open Source ‘Help’ From These Countries

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/01/2356252/us-blocks-open-source-help-from-these-countries?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Blocks Open Source ‘Help’ From These Countries Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the regulatory compliance challenges and cybersecurity risks faced by open source communities, particularly in relation to U.S. sanctions enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). It highlights how…

  • The Register: Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/linux_kernel_tweak/ Source: The Register Title: Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say Feedly Summary: Not bad for 30 lines of code Hardware keeps getting faster, but it’s still worth taking a step back periodically and revisiting your code. You might just uncover a little tweak that wrings…

  • Hacker News: Case Study: ByteDance Uses eBPF to Enhance Networking Performance

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    Source URL: https://ebpf.foundation/case-study-bytedance-uses-ebpf-to-enhance-networking-performance/ Source: Hacker News Title: Case Study: ByteDance Uses eBPF to Enhance Networking Performance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The case study discusses Bytedance’s implementation of eBPF technology to enhance the performance and stability of its data center networking solutions. By transitioning to netkit, an eBPF-powered networking device, Bytedance…