Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/07/8

This is a report on "Dirty Frag", a universal LPE that allows obtaining root privileges on all major distributions. This vulnerability has a similar impact to the previous Copy Fail.

#linux #security

Oh good, another high-severity #Linux #security vulnerability that somebody botched the disclosure of, turning it into a high-severity zero-day.

Because #CopyFail wasn't bad enough. Now we've got #DirtyFrag too.

Can #cybersecurity people please stop botching vulnerability disclosure? Thanks.

https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag/blob/master/README.md

#security

run

#unix_surrealism #comic #linux #cirno #9front #glenda

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metacity busy busy busy mage finds deb's antiques enters MATABOT COPS at the counter deb mouths: r u n matabot scans mage JANE DOE, OUTSTANDING WARRANT RUNNING through the streets of metacity BANG, a shot rings out one of the cops is dead, the other freaks out cirno and glenda reload

“My favorite device is a Chromebook, without ChromeOS”

If you're sick of Chrome OS on your Chromebook, or can find a Chromebook for cheap somewhere but don't actually want to use Chrome OS, have you considered postmarketOS?

Since I was kind frustrated with ChromeOS, I decided to take a look at something that I knew supported my Lenovo Duet 3 for some time: postmarketOS. For thos

https://www.osnews.com/story/144897/my-favorite-device-is-a-chromebook-without-chromeos/

#Linux

🎉 Gitte 0.2.0 is out!

Highlights:
- Interactive rebasing from the log: reorder via drag&drop, drop, reword, edit, squash/fixup
- Remote ops (push/pull/fetch/clone) now use the git CLI for better credentials & protocol support
- Configurable diff font
- CLI args: gitte ~/repo
- Ahead/behind indicator, merge markers, double-click to switch branches

Plus: Ukrainian & German translations, AUR package, lots of bugfixes and a few easter eggs.

https://flathub.org/apps/de.wwwtech.gitte

#GNOME #git #gui #linux #rust

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Git GUI showing a commit context menu with options to check out a commit, copy hashes, create tags or archives, and perform history editing actions like reword, squash, fixup, or drop

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Git GUI preferences dialog showing auto-fetch settings, working copy layout options, and diff view font configuration

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Git GUI sidebar showing workspace status, current branch with ahead and behind indicators, and an empty changed files panel

Ok, so super strange thing has been happening with #Firefox and this computer.

Already in two different OSes (#AlpineLinux and #Devuan Linux), Firefox crashes (that "Gah your tab crashed!" message, or downright segfaults to death) less than 50 seconds after opening. And it's *any* firefox I can pull off - standalone Linux version, AppImage, Distro Repo, Mozilla Repo, you name it. They *all* crash randomly between 5 to 50 or so seconds after opening.

Other browsers seem to be working correctly, as is every other application installed here. Why TF is only the browser doing this?!

This is super frustrating, and makes me feel that there must be some hardware problem with this PC. Faulty RAM, perhaps? Wonder if there's anything I can do to save it (the PC, that is)

#question #linux

Just need to copy the data from the customer's old Windows computer and then it will be ready.

Fastfetch was not in the repositories, probably due to Zorin being based on a slightly older Ubuntu LTS version.

Neofetch was there and helped me accomplish on screen what you are supposed to have in screenshots.

#Linux #ZorinOS #NeoFetch #gNome

RT: https://social.retroedge.tech/objects/27811c52-8fd2-49bc-8e28-e73a5a01a685

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screenshot of Zorin OS on an HP mini computer

“Works on my laptop” is a configuration problem, not bad luck.

Execution Environments make your Ansible control node a versioned, reproducible container image. Same artifact locally, in CI, and in AAP/AWX.

I wrote a practical walkthrough of ansible-builder + ansible-navigator, with real-world gotchas:

https://blog.hofstede.it/reproducible-ansible-with-execution-environments/

#ansible #automation #devops #linux

Hello #BSDCafe !
I have recently launched a website: https://fionescu.princeps-poesis.xyz/ - Here I posted what may be the only text in Romanian about #OpenBSD that isn't a news announcement or a recent AI slop translation!
Tl;dr: I have celebrated one year since having switched from #Windows to #Linux by... switching from Linux to OpenBSD my daily driver OS. Why? OpenBSD's "proactive security by default" stance is the best for me - and it runs on my somewhat legacy hardware. Most of the essential software I used on Linux is also here, so for most purposes OpenBSD is fine for me.

Command:

echo hello,there |sed 's/,/\n/g'

Result:

#Linux:
hello
there

#FreeBSD:
hello
there

#NetBSD:
hello
there

#OpenBSD:
hellonthere

OpenBSD.... brah. 😓

hey so. looking for a job (NZ or fully remote willing to hire a kiwi) in SRE, security, or linux/Unix system administration. 15 years experience administering Linux and Unix boxes, intermediate level of experience working with docker compose and containerisation and container security. No prior job experience unfortunately, all those 15 years were mostly personal projects and small-scale stuff for friends. I'm also 26, so I started when I was 11, explaining the no jobs so far. Currently running an entire multi-machine personal cloud infrastructure with a demonstration of all the services I have running at https://status.highenergymagic.net. Three machines, 72 docker containers. One running most of them, one running Mastodon+glitchsocial, one running the uptime monitor. encrypted root on ZFS, alpine linux, gVisor on supported containers, plan to move to Kata. Entirely willing to accept entry-level job placements, no expectation of being paid a lot or anything, just want to be doing something and move the needle a little on my current "being broke" status. Currently using gVisor, docker compose, and kata containers in production, experience with Linux, docker, Net/Open/FreeBSD, Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos, Mikrotik and UniFi, configuring and administering Asterisk, plus extensive experience with IBM AIX and Sun Solaris. #fedihired #infosec #cybersecurity #linux #unix #docker #sre #DevOps #GetFediHired

Please boost for reach, any job offers please DM me.

I"m leaning towards #dnsmasq

#Linux

what do you #Linux folks use as a stupid simple DHCP server daemon? #Kea seems a bit overkill for what I need, and isc-dhcpd is effectively unmaintained.

$ sudo resolvctl status is taking forever.

I really, really, really wish #Linux would implement SIGINFO.

Today I came across a weird #printer problem. From #Debian #Linux I could print to the #Canon PIXMA printer in simplex or #duplex.

BUT, in duplex mode it would print a side, eject the paper, re-load the paper, then eject it again without printing anything on it, and then start the second page on a separate sheet of paper.

This happened from my PC and a separate one using the stock #IPP driver in #CUPS

Annoyingly it works perfectly in Windows...

Your nightly reminder that the bugs are Long Term Stable too and the maintainers of those projects can't fix your distro.

#Linux

#copyfail also affects #wsl. #linux #windows #infosec

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A WSL terminal window. The user has run the proof-of-concept copyfail exploit script and immediately got a root prompt.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟬𝟰 (Valuable News - 2026/05/04) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/valuable-news-2026-05-04/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟬𝟰 (Valuable News - 2026/05/04) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/valuable-news-2026-05-04/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Recently I got asked about my @BoxyBSD@bsd.cafe project, which offers free VPS instances of vary #BSD based systems for learning and educational purposes and I'm happy to share that this projects remains available. Several things could finally be clarified to continue this service to make sure people can learn and practice on real #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD systems to #RUNBSD. Also, BoxyBSD starts moving over to #Sylve on #bhyve.

But not only that! We could also get some more new resources and locations to scale and this also brings up another new project for #free Linux #VPS instances at https://boxedtux.com (Fedi: @BoxedTux@mastodon.social) where people will be able to learn and practice on different #Linux based distributions (e.g., #Debian, #Ubuntu, #Rocky,...). BoxedTux utilizes #Proxmox clusters as a foundation.

Hope you like this small update... Over & out!

#freeVPS #VPS #VM #Hosting #education #learning #learningplatform #service #opensource #BoxedTux

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BoxyBSD Logo - a free BSD based VPS Service by gyptazy

Installing #windows11 on this #thinkpad x13s is just about the weirdest install I've ever seen.

Over an hour and still going. "Doing work"

I'm only doing all this so I can update the bios and get #linux on it.

Episode 15 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/news/dbw-e15.php

#darkblueproject #darkblueweekly #fedora #bazziteos #cachyos #proxmox #gcc #archlinux #linux #linuxdesktop #opensource #freesoftware

@sam@cablespaghetti.dev @BoxyBSD@mastodon.bsd.cafe @BoxyBSD@bsd.cafe

#BoxyBSD #BoxedTUX #freeVPS #education #learning

Anyone have recent experience with the PineTab2?

Usability when running pmos or some other distro?

#pine64 #pinetab #pinetab2 #linux #tablet #rk3566 #rockchip #pmos #postmarket #postmarketos

systemd-boot: wtf is this dreck?

It works, but like lilo back in the '90s. Actually, that's probably not fair to lilo.

Now I understand why most distros configure it to not display and make you press/hold space to access the menu at boot time. The less we see it the better.

#Linux #systemdboot

🍷 #Linux #Wine
ALLEZ ZOU ! WinePortable est disponible 🎉
Il vous permet de jouer aux jeux Windows sous Linux sans avoir à vous emmerder à installer Wine.
1️⃣Décompressez WinePortable
2️⃣Copiez vos jeux Windows dedans
3️⃣Lancez "explorer.sh" et jouez à vos jeux

C'est un Wine portable packagé avec tout le nécessaire pour faire tourner plus de 90% des jeux Windows (dxvk, vkd3d, vcrun2003 à 2026, physx, OpenAL et des tas de runtimes et codecs).

https://sebsauvage.net/wiki/doku.php?id=wineportable

I can't speak to the accuracy or "correctness" of the guy's instructions, but the way he opens the video is freaking hilarious.

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=uTrOIPIx7pY

How to Install OpenBSD (2027 Edition)

#OpenBSD #Linux #Install #MemeVideo

If you’re a Linux user looking to supercharge your workflow with a fast, customizable, and versatile launcher, look no further than Rofi. Rofi (short for "Runner Of Everything") is a lightweight, extensible tool that started as a window switcher but has evolved into a multi-purpose utility.

https://www.thelinuxvault.net/blog/how-to-use-and-install-rofi-on-linux-tutorial/#themes-applying-and-creating

#rofi #Linux #BSD #i3wm