Linux Action News 292
We get you up to speed on two serious flaws, Linux's recent gaming loss, Ubuntu doubling down on RISC-V, and news from the Open Source Summit North America.
May 11, 202313m 5s
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We get you up to speed on two serious flaws, Linux's recent gaming loss, Ubuntu doubling down on RISC-V, and news from the Open Source Summit North America.
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Links:
- CVE - CVE-2023-28410 — Improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in some Intel(R) i915 Graphics drivers for linux before kernel version 6.2.10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- INTEL-SA-00886
- Intel Security Center
- New NetFilter flaw gives attackers root privileges — A new Linux NetFilter kernel flaw has been discovered, allowing unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges to root level, allowing complete control over a system.
- NVD - CVE-2023-32233
- Goodbye to Roblox on Linux — I’m sorry to be such a downer about this, but it’s the reality. We have to spend our time porting to and supporting the platforms that will grow our community.
- Proper support for the Linux platform - Feature Requests
- Ubuntu 23.04 Now Works on StarFive’s VisionFive 2 RISC-V SBC — ”This partnership will provide users with a seamless development experience, allowing them to leverage the best of open source software and RISC-V through Ubuntu and VisionFive 2.”
- Canonical enables Ubuntu on StarFive’s VisionFive 2 RISC-V single board computer
- Open Source Summit North America — Open Source Summit is a conference umbrella, composed of a collection of events covering the most important technologies, topics, and issues affecting open source today.
- AWS open-sources snapshot fuzzing and policy authorization tools
- Schedule - Linux Foundation Events
- The Linux Foundation on Twitter
Topics
Linux News PodcastLinux Action NewsIntel Linux Graphics Driver Vulnerabilityi915 Linux kernel graphics driverlocal privilege escalationCVE-2023-28410Intelmemory bufferkernel 6.2.10authenticated userescalation of privilegeCVE-2023-28410Intel Security CenterNetFilter flawroot privilegesNetfilter nf_tablesCVE-2023-32233corrupt batch requestsproof-of-concept codesystem takeoverRobloxLinux gamingWINEanti-cheatfragmentationValveAppleGooglefinancial strainUbuntu 23.04StarFiveVisionFive 2RISC-V SBCCanonicalJH7110Open Source Summit North AmericaLinux Foundationopen source developerssustainable ecosystemattendanceannouncementsAWSsnapshot fuzzingpolicy authorization toolsembedded open-source summit