Hackaday

This Week In Security: Another Linux Exploit, Ubuntu Knocked Offline, Finals Interrupted, And Backdoored Tools

After the CopyFail vulnerability gave root access from any user on almost all distributions last week, this week we’ve got DirtyFrag. This chains the vulnerability in CopyFail (xfrm-ESP) and ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Your Linux boot drive can save you hours of frustration (if you know how to use it)

4 ways to repurpose your Linux boot drive after you're finished installing Linux ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I run Windows in a Proxmox VM full-time, and it's good enough to replace my main PC

All it took was a little bit of virtualization wizardry ...
ESX Virtualization

Veeam Backup & Replication Q1 2026 Updates: Deep Dive into v13 Capabilities, Patches, and Emerging AI Governance Features

Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) continues to set the pace in enterprise data resilience. With v13 having landed in November ...

New Linux 'Dirty Frag' zero-day gives root on all major distros

A new Linux zero-day exploit, named Dirty Frag, allows local attackers to gain root privileges on most major Linux ...

New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels ...

"Copy Fail" is a rare Linux bug that can turn an unprivileged user into a root admin in seconds

Copy Fail could represent a significant security risk in the making. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at ...
Microsoft

CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail vulnerability enables Linux root privilege escalation across cloud environments

A high-severity Linux vulnerability, “Copy Fail” (CVE-2026-31431), enables root privilege escalation across cloud ...
TheServerSide

3 ways to have JPA and Hibernate create tables in a database

Test-driven software must often drop, create and populate database tables with records before it runs a suite of unit tests. For this reason, the ability to have JPA frameworks -- such as EclipseLink ...
Newsweek

IRS Tax Deadline 2026: How To File Last-Minute Extension

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. If you haven't filed your tax return yet and don't have the time or ...
mynews4

Clearing the cases: Nevada's sexual assault kit backlog creating a new backup

News 4-FOX 11 over-the-air signal restored from Peavine Peak after transmitter issues News 4 and FOX 11 has restored over the air service on Peavine Peak following a months long outage. Man convicted ...
Wall Street Journal

QVC to File Imminent Chapter 11 for Debt Overhaul

Struggling cable TV and online retailer QVC Group said it plans to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as Wednesday to overhaul more than $5 billion in debt. The parent company of QVC and HSN, ...