Hackaday [Unofficial]12h ago

After Stumbling From CVE to CVE Will Linux get a Kill Switch?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/after-stumbling-from-cve-to-cve-will-linux-get-a-kill-switch/

After Stumbling From CVE To CVE Will Linux Get A Kill Switch?

For the few people who have spent the past weeks living under a security rock, the Linux kernel has found itself the subject of multiple severe bugs in the form of Copy Fail and Dirty Frag, both of…

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1311h ago
After Stumbling From CVE to CVE Will Linux get a Kill Switch? https://hackaday.com/2026/05/16/after-stumbling-from-cve-to-cve-will-linux-get-a-kill-switch/
#LinuxHacks #SecurityHacks #Exploit #Killswitch #Linux #Vulnerabilities
After Stumbling From CVE To CVE Will Linux Get A Kill Switch?

For the few people who have spent the past weeks living under a security rock, the Linux kernel has found itself the subject of multiple severe bugs in the form of Copy Fail and Dirty Frag, both of…

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Show threadDebacle2d ago

@david_chisnall

And not only Signal themself can pull the plug.
DJT holds the #killSwitch in his hand, by means of his best bro Jeff B.

#WalledGarden is walled Garden. Better use sth. #free and #federated. #Jabber/#XMPP, Jami, Briar, Matrix, Delta, whatever.

Scienza et Magia4d ago

Cloud Europeo con l'architettura istituzionale del Parlamento UE. L'evento "R2I - Research to Innovate Italy" ha tracciato il perimetro di quella che sarà l'autonomia strategica italiana ed europea nei prossimi anni. In un contesto geopolitico segnato da incertezza e conflitti, la ...

https://scienzamagia.eu/world-wide-web/la-sovranita-tecnologica-tra-numeri-e-realta-strategica/

#AppliedAI #AutonomiaStrategica #DeepTech #eurodigitale #gigafactory #KillSwitch #meccanicaquantistica #Microelettronica #MotorValley #SiliconBox #SovranitàDigitale #Symbiosis #Zaharieva

John Leonard4d ago

A second serious flaw affecting the Linux kernel has been disclosed within weeks, prompting calls for emergency defensive measures from kernel developers.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/linux-security-concerns-deepen-after-dirty-frag-discovery?utm_source=mastodon_org&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=May_DirtyFrag

#technews #cybersecurity #dirtyfrag #linux #killswitch

Linux security concerns deepen after 'Dirty Frag' discovery

A second serious flaw affecting the Linux kernel has been disclosed within weeks, prompting calls for emergency defensive measures from kernel developers.

knoppix5d ago

A proposed Linux kernel patch adds a “killswitch” mechanism letting admins disable vulnerable kernel functions at runtime until security fixes are released. 🐧
The patch targets threats like LPE exploits, taints modified kernels with a new flag, and was developed with documented AI-assisted contributions. 🔒

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-killswitch-proposal/

#TechNews #Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #CyberSecurity #OpenSource #LPE #NVIDIA #FOSS #SysAdmin #AI #Claude #Security #Infrastructure #KillSwitch #Patch

Linux is Getting a Kill Switch!

This AI-assisted patch would let admins disable vulnerable kernel functions until a proper fix ships.

It's FOSS
Lausebart5d ago

Es kommt immer wieder zum Abschalten des Internets.
Ist das bei uns auch möglich?

https://thx4data.de/killswitch-artikel.html

#killswitch #internet #netzpolitik #Internetzensur #Iran #DigitaleRechte #germany #thx4data

Der Internet-Killswitch — Wie Staaten das Netz abschalten

Iran schaltete das Internet für ~90 Mio. Menschen ab. Wie das geht — und was das für Europa bedeutet.

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sudonem5d ago

Fascinating idea, though I can’t help but think it would just become some sort of attack vector of its own.

Also given the push towards immutable distros (which is a good and cool idea) I’d be very curious how this could actually be implemented.

https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/11/linux-kernel-maintainers-pitch-emergency-killswitch-after-copyfail-and-dirty-frag-chaos/5237801

#linux #copyfail #killswitch #kernel #immutable #imagemode #bootc

Linux kernel maintainers pitch emergency killswitch after CopyFail and Dirty Frag chaos

Instead of waiting for patch cycles, admins could simply shut down vulnerable functions before attackers get there

theregister
ibims6d ago

Finde diese Idee bzw. den Ansatz gar nicht mal so schlecht. Bin gespannt, was bei der Prüfung herauskommt.
#Linux #Kernel #Killswitch

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Killswitch Idee sorgt für Diskussion im Linux Kernel - fosstopia

Technik-Blog für Linux, Unix, Open Source, Cloud Computing, Nachhaltigkeit und Co.

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fosstopia 🇩🇪6d ago
Killswitch Idee sorgt für Diskussion im Linux Kernel https://fosstopia.de/killswitch-im-linux-kernel/ #ITSecurity #KillSwitch #Linux #LinuxKernel