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Dirty Frag Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability mitigations

8 May 2026 @ 11:57 am

Two local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities affecting the Linux kernel have been publicly disclosed on May 7, 2026. The vulnerabilities have been assigned the IDs CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500 and are referred to as “Dirty Frag.” The affected components are Linux kernel modules. The first vulnerability impacts the modules that provide support for ESP (Encapsulating Security […]

Three weeks to go: A sneak peek of the Ubuntu Summit 26.04 experience

6 May 2026 @ 10:26 am

The countdown to the Ubuntu Summit is officially on! We are just three weeks away from Ubuntu Summit 26.04, and the orange energy levels in our community channels are peaking. We’ve been reviewing the talk submissions, and have been blown away by the passion and creativity of our circle of friends. Once again, the schedule […]

How to use Ubuntu on Windows

4 May 2026 @ 12:00 am

Why run Ubuntu on Windows? It’s about getting the best of both worlds.

Fixes available for CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

30 April 2026 @ 4:04 pm

A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel has been publicly disclosed on April 29, 2026. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE ID CVE-2026-31431 and is referred to as Copy Fail. The affected component is a kernel module that provides hardware-accelerated cryptographic functions: algif_aead. The vulnerability affects all Ubuntu releases before Resolute (26.04). […]

Run NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni locally in a single command

28 April 2026 @ 4:04 pm

Today, NVIDIA introduced the NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Nano Omni, a highly-efficient multimodal model designed to understand and reason across video, audio, images, and language.  Canonical is enabling immediate access to Nemotrom 3 Nano Omni through inference snaps: pre-packaged AI inference runtimes distributed as snap packages for consistent deployment across systems. Developers and enterprises can deploy […]

Why Web Engineering is great

27 April 2026 @ 12:32 pm

Like many software engineers, one of my first software development experiences started with creating my own web page. Since that time 20+ years ago, a lot has changed in the web landscape. Having worked a lot in web since then, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what I think makes web great! […]

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has reached the end of standard Expanded Security Maintenance with Ubuntu Pro. Here are your options.

27 April 2026 @ 10:28 am

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) reached the end of its five-year Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) window in April 2026. If you are still running 16.04, it is critical to address your support status to ensure continued security and compliance. Your support options Now that 16.04 is in its Legacy phase, you have two primary paths: […]

Understanding disaggregated GenAI model serving with llm-d

27 April 2026 @ 10:24 am

What is llm-d? llm-d is an open source solution for managing high-scale, high-performance Large Language Model (LLM) deployments. LLMs are at the heart of generative AI – so when you chat with ChatGPT or Gemini, you’re talking to an LLM. Simple LLM deployments – where an LLM is deployed to a single server – can […]

Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon

23 April 2026 @ 4:56 pm

The 11th long-term supported release of Ubuntu delivers deep silicon optimization and state-of-the-art security for enterprise workloads.

From Jammy to Resolute: how Ubuntu’s toolchains have evolved

22 April 2026 @ 1:00 pm

We cover new toolchain versions, devpacks and workflows that improve the developer experience. The evolution of Ubuntu’s toolchains story goes beyond just providing up-to-date GCC, LLVM, and Python. It is also about opinionated openJDK variants, task-focused devpacks, FIPS compliant toolchains, and snaps, like the new .NET snap and Snapcraft plugin. These are enhancements that collapse […]