📰 New n8n Vulnerability (9.9 CVSS) Lets Authenticated Users Execute System Commands

A new critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in n8n, an open-source workflow automation platform, that could enable an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the underlying host.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-68668, is rated 9.9 on the CVSS scoring system. It has been described as a case of a protection mechanism failure.It affects n8n versions from.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-n8n-vulnerability-99-cvss-lets.html

📰 KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller

Finally! One of the most annoying issues is your system going to sleep while gaming with a controller, and KDE Plasma 6.6 will solve it..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-6-will-finally-stop-the-system-sleeping-when-gaming-with-a-controller/

📰 StarBook Horizon Linux Laptop Now on Sale with 32GB RAM, Wi-Fi 6E, and Coreboot

Linux hardware vendor StarLabs announced today that its StarBook Horizon Linux-powered laptop is now on sale as a 13-inch Coreboot notebook designed for privacy and …

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/starbook-horizon-linux-laptop-now-on-sale-with-32gb-ram-wi-fi-6e-and-coreboot

📰 AMD Releases GAIA 0.15 - Positioning It As A Framework/SDK For Building AI PC Agents

Last year AMD announced GAIA as short for "Generative AI Is Awesome". It started off as a Windows-only AI demo but over time added Linux support along with introducing different AI agents. For going along with AMD's AI announcements at CES 2026, AMD released GAIA 0.15 where they are now positioning this software as a framework/SDK for building AI PC agents...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GAIA-0.15

📰 My Raspberry Pi is at its best when it does exactly one thing

I lost track of how many times Jellyfin buffered while I tried to turn on my smart lights. How many times have I noticed the LED blinking frantically on my Raspberry Pi’s case. How many times SSH would stop responding, and I had to walk over to perform a hard reset. And I thought it was normal.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/my-raspberry-pi-is-at-its-best-when-it-does-exactly-one-thing/

📰 Redox OS Begins Developing Its Own Intel Graphics Driver

The Rust-written Redox OS operating system had an exciting end to the year as it began developing its own native Intel graphics driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-Own-Intel-GPU-Driver

📰 Transparent Hugepage Performance On Linux 6.18 LTS: Madvise vs. Always

With some Linux distributions like Fedora Workstation and Ubuntu defaulting to "madvise" Transparent Hugepages (THP) while others like CachyOS and openSUSE defaulting to "always", you may be curious about the madvise vs. always THP difference in modern Linux environments. If so this round of benchmarking is for you in looking at the performance impact of madvise vs. always THP.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/thp-madvise-always

📰 First Look at Devuan GNU+Linux 6 “Excalibur” on Raspberry Pi 5

Here’s our first look at the Devuan GNU+Linux 6 "Excalibur" operating system series on the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-devuan-gnulinux-6-excalibur-on-raspberry-pi-5

📰 Debian Urgently Seeks Volunteers After Data Protection Team Resigns

Debian seeks contributors with an interest in privacy to restore its Data Protection Team after all members stepped back.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/debian-urgently-seeks-volunteers-after-data-protection-team-resigns/

📰 Gentoo Linux Made Progress On RISC-V, WSL & More In 2025 While Pulling In Just $12k USD

The Gentoo Linux project published their 2025 retrospective this week with their many accomplishments, including the recruitment of four more developers and now being up to 31,663 ebuilds and a total of 89GB worth of x86_64 binary packages on mirrors...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-2025-Accomplishments

📰 Immutable Distro Nitrux 5.1 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, New Tools

Nitrux 5.1 distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, new tools, updated components. and other changes. Here's what's new!Uri Herrera announced today the general availability of Nitrux 5.0 as a major update to this immutable and systemd-free distribution.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-nitrux-5-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-new-tools

📰 Ongoing Attacks Exploiting Critical RCE Vulnerability in Legacy D-Link DSL Routers

A newly discovered critical security flaw in legacy D-Link DSL gateway routers has come under active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0625 (CVSS score: 9.3), concerns a case of command injection in the "dnscfg.cgi" endpoint that arises as a result of improper sanitization of user-supplied DNS configuration parameters."An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/active-exploitation-hits-legacy-d-link.html

📰 Lilbits: WiFi 8 hardware is coming this year, LEGO introduces SMART Brick system, and Intel could make handheld-specific Panther Lake chips

CES 2026 appears to be the coming out party for WiFi 8 hardware… which is kind of weird because the WiFi 8 specification isn’t expected to be finalized for a few more years. But it’s not unusual to see companies start to release hardware for a work-in-progress version of the WiFi standard. What is a little .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-wifi-8-hardware-is-coming-this-year-lego-introduces-smart-brick-system-and-intel-could-make-handheld-specific-panther-lake-chips/

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📰 Compiler-Based Context & Locking Analysis On Deck For Linux 7.0 Paired With Clang 22+

A new feature in the queue for likely introduction with the next version of the Linux kernel (Linux 6.20~7.0) is compiler-based context and locking analysis. This kernel code depends on the yet-to-be-released LLVM Clang 22 compiler but can provide some powerful insights to kernel developers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Compiler-Locking-Analysis

📰 SteamOS 3.7.19 arrives with a bunch of essential bug fixes

Valve have released the latest stable update for SteamOS version 3.7.19, bringing a bunch of bug fixes to improve the Linux gaming platform..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steamos-3-7-19-arrives-with-a-bunch-of-essential-bug-fixes/

📰 Radeon RADV Vulkan Driver Is On The Verge Of Another Big Ray-Tracing Performance Gain

Natalie Vock as one of the open-source developers on Valve's Linux graphics team has been spearheading another big ray-tracing performance improvement for the AMD Radeon Vulkan driver. RADV ray-tracing performance improved a lot in 2025 but it's looking like 2026 could be even more exciting...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-More-RT-Performance-2026

📰 CrowView Note, the All-in-One Portable Monitor Laptop, Gets Upgrades

In the market for a dumb laptop? No—I don’t mean one of those gobbledygook brands on Amazon powered by weak-sauce Intel Celeron processors forever listed at 90% off pretend RRPs. No, I’m talking about a laptop that… Isn’t a laptop at all. The CrowView Note 15.6 from Elecrow is a portable monitor in the form of a laptop. It has a keyboard, touchpad, speakers, USB ports and an internal battery.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/crowview-note-15-6-portable-monitor-with-keyboard

📰 Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost

One thing currently a bit lacking on Linux is the performance of ray tracing with the open source Mesa RADV driver, but a big improvement is coming..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa-radv-driver-on-linux-looks-set-for-a-big-ray-tracing-performance-boost/

📰 Lenovo Legion Go 2 with SteamOS and Ryzen Z2 Extreme coming this summer for $1200

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is a high-performance, versatile handheld gaming PC with an 8.8 inch FHD+ display, detachable controllers, and an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor with 16-core RDNA 3.5 graphics. When Lenovo first introduced the handheld in September, it was only available with Windows 11. But this summer the company plans to add a SteamOS .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lenovo-legion-go-2-with-steamos-and-ryzen-z2-extreme-coming-this-summer-for-1200/

📰 5 terminal tools that make learning commands easier

If you're new to Linux, especially coming from Windows, the terminal can feel intimidating. However, there is no doubt that the terminal holds immense power; it can customize your system in many ways that a GUI can't. But one wrong command can cause real damage, so the key is to master an understanding of what each command actually does before you hit Enter.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/terminal-tools-that-make-learning-commands-easier/