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Ubuntu Still Shipping a Kernel Bug That Lets Containers Break Out to Root

A use-after-free in Linux's Unix socket garbage collector was patched upstream on August 6. Ubuntu's affected LTS releases are still waiting for the fix.

4 min read
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Chrome and Firefox Fix 115 Security Flaws in Back-to-Back Updates

Google and Mozilla have each pushed out new browser versions carrying fixes for dozens of vulnerabilities, three of them rated critical in Chrome. Neither company has seen any of the flaws used in real attacks, but the advice is the same: update now.

3 min read
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Chrome 152 Patches 327 Security Flaws, Most Found by Google's Own AI

Google's largest Chrome update fixes hundreds of vulnerabilities at once, with its own AI tools responsible for the overwhelming majority of discoveries.

3 min read
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Google Patches 41 Security Flaws in Chrome 151, Six Rated Critical

The latest Chrome update fixes a cluster of memory-safety bugs that could let attackers crash your browser or run malicious code on your device. Here is what happened and what you should do.

3 min read
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Google Patches 370 Security Flaws in Chrome 151, Including Seven Critical Bugs

The browser update is one of Google's largest single releases of the year, fixing flaws that could let attackers take control of your browser or crash it entirely.

3 min read
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Google Patches Seven Memory Safety Bugs in Chrome 150, Three Rated Critical

All seven flaws were found internally or by researchers, not by criminals. But history says patch fast anyway.

3 min read
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Google Patches 27 Chrome Flaws, Two Rated Critical

Chrome 150 arrives with fixes for a string of memory-related bugs, most of them found by Google's own engineers rather than outside researchers.

3 min read
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Samsung KNOX Use-After-Free Bug Sat in Galaxy Devices for Eight Years Before Patch

A high-severity kernel-level flaw in Samsung's KNOX security framework affected Galaxy handsets from the S9 through the S25, a product window spanning nearly a decade.

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