📰 Linux 7.4 Memblock, Ruby CVE-2026-110264 and systemd Rust: Digest for October 24, 2026
• Linux kernel ponders dropping ancient HPFS file-system driver
• Ruby regex engine bugs expose GitLab and other apps to RCE
• BlackX bootkit targets diplomatic networks via forgotten Secure Boot patch
• Linux 7.4 slab updates squeeze out a 24% throughput boost
• OBS Studio 33.0 arrives with a massive CEF upgrade and plugin overhaul
• KDE Plasma 6.9 stabilizes Wayland picture-in-picture support
• Transmission 4.1.4 torrent client squashes download regressions and bugs
• CISA urges fixes for actively exploited flaws in Collabora and Arista
• Linux 7.4 graphics updates enable AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 by default
• Brotli decoder memory corruption flaw hits Node.js, Bun, and Python
• Wild 0.11 linker drops with WASM and Linux kernel module support
• Linux 7.4 memory management merges 539 patches and DAMON upgrades
• systemd merges initial Rust support for leaf utilities
• Leaked LiteLLM master key enables supply chain compromise on PyPI
• Linux memblock early boot allocator drops search time from 268s to 50ms
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Linux 7.4 Memblock, Ruby CVE-2026-110264 and systemd Rust: Digest for October 24, 2026
Linux 7.4 early boot memory allocator cuts boot time from 268 seconds to 50ms, Ruby patches critical regex vulnerabilities, and systemd merges Rust support.
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