Kernel Source News Today

Intro This blog post reflects our exploration of the Dirty Pipe Vulnerability in the Linux kernel. The bug was discovered by Max Kellermann and described here. If you haven’t read the original publication yet, we’d suggest that you read it first (maybe also twice ;)). While Kellermann’s post is a great resource that contains all the relevant information to understand the bug, it assumes some familiarity with the Linux kernel. To fully understand what’s goi...

Earlier this month, Qualcomm held its yearly Snapdragon Summit conference where we got all details regarding the flagship Snapdragon 888. Shortly after the announcement, many companies started to tease their respective phones shipping with the 5nm high-end SoC. Interestingly, the first phone with it – Mi 11 – is already a reality. With the release of the Mi 11 series, Xiaomi decided to share the Kernel Source of the handset where two unreleased Qualcomm CPUs codenamed Yupik and Shima were e...

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 12.0.20 with November Android Security Patch] Xiaomi’s Redmi launched the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max in the country a couple of months ago running MIUI 11.0 Global Stable on top of Android 10. Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in a month. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (code...