Tag: security

All the articles with the tag "security".

• Copy Fail: A 732-Byte Script That Owns Your Linux Box

  Published:May 2, 2026 |  at 09:38 AM

  CVE-2026-31431 is a logic bug lurking in the Linux kernel since 2017 that lets any local user become root — silently. Here's what it is, how it works, and what you should do right now.

• GitHub's Rough Patch: Security Holes, AI Slop, and an Identity Crisis

  Published:May 1, 2026 |  at 09:12 AM

  GitHub is having a rough time — a critical RCE vulnerability, embarrassing outages, an AI-generated content flood, and an identity slowly absorbed into Microsoft. Here's a breakdown.