PwnEscape: Critical Linux kernel flaw allows VM escape

The flaw is in Linux’s networking code and, researchers say, belongs to a new class of vulnerabilities. Cloud hosts are ...
Cybernews

Massive zero-day: cyber pro breaks out of virtual machine, takes root on KVM host

A KVM zero-day vulnerability could let a guest VM take root on a cloud host, though no exploitation is confirmed.
BleepingComputer

Google now pays $250,000 for KVM zero-day vulnerabilities

Google has launched kvmCTF, a new vulnerability reward program (VRP) first announced in October 2023 to improve the security of the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor that comes with ...
The Hacker News

Critical PwnEscape Linux Kernel Vulnerability Lets Guest VMs Read Host Memory

A critical Linux kernel flaw let a guest VM read host memory in Vercel's live sandboxes; host code execution was shown only ...

80% of high-severity kernel vulnerabilities were invisible to mechanical matching

Docker containers, cloud virtual machines, and CI execution environments like GitHub Actions are all built on the premise ...
OSTechNix

Linux Kernel 7.3 Is Officially Released: 5 Key Features You Must Know

Linux Kernel 7.3 is officially released. Discover the 5 big features, including dmemcg VRAM management, Btrfs speedups, ...