# Linux Action News 263

URL: /show/linux-action-news/263/
> What makes Google's new OS so secure, a critical WiFi vulnerability in the Kernel, and why Linus is tapping the hype breaks for Linux 6.1.

- Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/)
- Episode: 263
- Date: 2022-10-20
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Duration: 00:17:20
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/bbf85579-c916-4b02-add3-bf150f9cf650.mp3



Sponsors:
- [Linode](/sponsors/linode.com-lan/index.md): Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account.
- [Kolide](/sponsors/kolide.com-lan/index.md): User-centered, cross-platform endpoint security for teams that Slack.




### Episode Links

  * [Announcing KataOS and Sparrow](https://opensource.googleblog.com/2022/10/announcing-kataos-and-sparrow.html?m=1 "Announcing KataOS and Sparrow") — Our team in Google Research has set out to solve this problem by building a provably secure platform that's optimized for embedded devices that run ML applications.
  * [Google launches KataOS](https://lwn.net/Articles/911332/#Comments "Google launches KataOS")
  * [Google Announces KataOS As Security-Focused OS, Leveraging Rust & seL4 Microkernel](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Google-KataOS "Google Announces KataOS As Security-Focused OS, Leveraging Rust & seL4 Microkernel")
  * [Some remotely exploitable kernel WiFi vulnerabilities](https://lwn.net/Articles/911062/ "Some remotely exploitable kernel WiFi vulnerabilities") — It would appear that there is a set of memory-related vulnerabilities in the kernel's WiFi stack that can be exploited over the air via malicious packets; five CVE numbers have been assigned to the set.
  * [Linux Gets Patched For WiFi Vulnerabilities That Can Be Exploited By Malicious Packets - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WiFi-Malicious-Packets "Linux Gets Patched For WiFi Vulnerabilities That Can Be Exploited By Malicious Packets - Phoronix")
  * [Firefox 106 Brings Improved WebRTC - Better Screen Sharing On Wayland](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-106-Available "Firefox 106 Brings Improved WebRTC - Better Screen Sharing On Wayland") — Firefox 106 upgrades its WebRTC capabilities to now make use of libwebrtc 103.
  * [impervious.ai](http://impervious.ai/ "impervious.ai") — A Suite of Peer-to-Peer Tools for Communications, Data Transport, and Payments, Built Directly Into the Web Browser
  * [Impervious Ai GitHub](https://github.com/imperviousai "Impervious Ai GitHub")
  * [You’re invited to the Fedora Linux 37 Release Party!](https://fedoramagazine.org/youre-invited-to-the-fedora-linux-37-release-party/ "You’re invited to the Fedora Linux 37 Release Party!") — Please register on Hopin and join us on November 4th and 5th for a short program of informational sessions and social activities.
  * [Fedora Linux 37 Release Party Registration](https://hopin.com/events/fedora-linux-37-release-party/registration "Fedora Linux 37 Release Party Registration")
  * [Linus Torvalds to Linux devs: Stop pulling all-nighters](https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/17/linux_6_1_rc1/ "Linus Torvalds to Linux devs: Stop pulling all-nighters") — "Let me just say that after I got my machine sorted out and caught up with the merge window, I was somewhat frustrated with various late pull requests. I've mentioned this before, but it's _really_ quite annoying to get quite a few pull requests in the last few days of the merge window"
  * [Linux 6.1 Features Include Initial Rust Code, MGLRU, New AMD CPU Features, More Security](https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-61-features "Linux 6.1 Features Include Initial Rust Code, MGLRU, New AMD CPU Features, More Security")
  * [Linux 6.1 Will Likely Be This Year’s LTS Kernel Release](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.1-Likely-LTS "Linux 6.1 Will Likely Be This Year’s LTS Kernel Release")
  * [Taming the Beast - LUP 480](https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/480/ "Taming the Beast - LUP 480")
  * [Send a Boost](https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value "Send a Boost") — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app, and send a Boost and enjoy other improvements to your podcasts.