344: Copy Fail & Dirty Frag, Bazzite 44, CachyOS, Arch Linux & more Linux news

This week in Linux, we’ve got a new release from Bazzite 44 based on the new Fedora 44. Then we’ve got some Arch Linux related releases with a new CachyOS and a new ISO from Arch itself. Plus we’re going to take a look at an upcoming event called the Linux App Summit as well as the recent vulnerability news that is making waves with Copy Fail & Dirty Frag. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let’s jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:41 Bazzite 44 Released
04:49 CachyOS April 2026 Release
08:21 Arch Linux with 7.0
11:46 Copy Fail & Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities
20:51 Linux App Summit from GNOME & KDE
23:42 Mesa 26.1 Released
26:49 GhostBSD 26.1 Released
29:41 Outro

Links:

• Bazzite 44 Released
  • https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-44-update/12092
  • https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-atomic-desktops-in-fedora-linux-44/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-44-lands-for-desktop-gamers-and-its-a-big-release/
• CachyOS April 2026 Release
  • https://cachyos.org/blog/2604-april-release/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-April-2026
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/cachyos-april-2026-release-brings-a-new-package-manager-and-even-more-optimizations/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Super-Charged-Linux-7.0
  • https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-april-2026-brings-shelly-as-default-gui-package-manager
• Arch Linux with 7.0
  • https://archlinux.org/releng/releases/2026.05.01/
  • https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-0-is-now-available-for-download
  • https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-may-iso-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-0/
  • https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fonts
• Copy Fail & Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities
  • Copy Fail:
    • https://copy.fail/
    • https://itsfoss.com/news/copy-fail-linux-exploit/
    • https://9to5linux.com/copy-fail-linux-kernel-vulnerability-now-patched-in-debian-ubuntu-and-others
    • https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/05/copyfail-attackers-start-cashing-in-on-linux-flaw/5226930
    • https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions
    • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/01/cve-2026-31431-copy-fail-vulnerability-enables-linux-root-privilege-escalation/
  • Dirty Frag:
    • https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag
    • https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-07-dirty-frag/
    • https://ubuntu.com//blog/dirty-frag-linux-vulnerability-fixes-available
    • https://lwn.net/Articles/1071719/
    • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dirty-Frag-Linux
• Linux App Summit from GNOME & KDE
  • https://linuxappsummit.org/
  • https://kde.org/community/calendar/2026/las-2026/
  • https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/02/19/gnome-foundation-update-2026-02-19/
• Mesa 26.1 Released
  • https://mesa3d.org/
  • https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2026-May/226637.html
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-Released
  • https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-1-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/mesa-26-1-0-released-bringing-lots-of-linux-graphics-driver-enhancements/
• GhostBSD 26.1 Released
  • https://www.ghostbsd.org/
  • https://ghostbsd.org/news/GhostBSD_26.1-R15.0p2_Is_Now_Available
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/GhostBSD-26.1-R15.0p2
  • https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/ghostbsd_plans_to_adopt_xlibre/
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