18-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability Enables Root Access and Container Escape
The SCTPhantom vulnerability, CVE-2026-64564, affects Linux SCTP code and can be exploited for root access and container escape.
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Polychromatic 0.9.8 OpenRazer Front-End Improves Brightness Controls
Polychromatic 0.9.8 is out with Razer Blade 16 (2023) support, a smoother brightness slider, improved icon lookups, and several fixes.
Wine 11.15 Released with ARM64EC and Local NTLM Support
Wine 11.15 is out with ARM64EC build support in MinGW mode, local NTLM authentication, more BCrypt KDF algorithms, and WindowsCodecs improvements.
KDE Plasma 6.8 Improves Remote Desktop Performance
KDE Plasma 6.8 will bring faster remote desktop performance, lower latency on poor connections, reduced memory usage, and several UI refinements.
ClamAV 1.5.4 Open-Source Antivirus Fixes Eight Security Vulnerabilities
ClamAV 1.5.4 is now available with fixes for eight CVEs affecting ZIP, PDF, Mach-O, XAR, UnRAR, PE processing, and other components.
Fastfetch 2.67 System Information Tool Adds New Interactive Configuration Generator
Fastfetch 2.67 adds an experimental browser-based config editor, interactive TUI generation, watch mode, and multiple Linux-related fixes.
Calibre 9.13 E-Book Manager Arrives with a Batch of Bug Fixes
Calibre 9.13 is out with fixes for Content Server search, PDF links, cover drag-and-drop, image compression, and Linux PDF conversion.
IceWM 4.1 Released with New Window Focus Control
The lightweight IceWM window manager reaches version 4.1 with improved focus handling, safer configuration parsing, and updated translations.
Proxmox VE Officially Expands Beyond x86 With Arm64 Support
Proxmox VE gains its first official Arm64 edition, bringing KVM, LXC, ZFS, Ceph, clustering, and enterprise support to Arm servers.
HWall Is a Promising New Hardware Monitor Built Specifically for Linux
HWall is a new Rust-based Linux hardware monitor with detailed system information, live sensors, charts, alerts, and GTK and terminal interfaces.