patches

Oura, a smart ring company, is launching a new feature called Hormonal Birth Control support within its Cycle Insights tool, which tracks how over 20 types of hormonal contraception (e.g., pills, patches, IUDs) affect biometric data like temperature, sleep, and recovery. The update, described as a 'first-of-its-kind experience,' will roll out globally on May 6th.

A local privilege escalation vulnerability (LPE) in Linux, caused by a logic flaw in cryptographic code, has been patched by major Linux distributions. The flaw, named 'authencesn', allows attackers to gain root access, prompting urgent security updates.