Who contributed to Linux on August 26, 2026?

5 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, Omarchybot, Adrian Rangel, Mehmet INCE, and Spencer Bull.

What were the notable Linux updates?

Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm, Merge tag 'rproc-v7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux, and Merge tag 'usb-7.3-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.

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KVM MERGE, FOUR SECURITY PATCHES: LINUX AND OMARCHY SHIP CRITICAL FIXES

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:57 UTC on August 26, 2026 · About Linux

5 people shipped this

Linus Torvalds @torvalds 5 cited

Omarchybot @omarchybot 2 cited

Adrian Rangel @acrogenesis 1 cited

Mehmet INCE @mdisec 1 cited

Spencer Bull @spencerbull 1 cited

Linux merges KVM and peripheral updates while Omarchy closes four security holes that let attackers execute Lua, control root SSH, and hijack FIDO2 auth.

Linus pulled in the KVM merge tag [1] with 'slot' based PMU events and lazy save/restore for pKVM, plus a host of remoteproc additions including an AMD MicroBlaze/V driver and a generic Qualcomm PAS service [2]. Greg KH's USB and Thunderbolt update for 7.3-rc1 brings new device support [3], while the staging tree is mostly churn [4]; the char-misc merge adds IIO and binder work [5]. Over on Omarchy, a security patch stops USB device names from being executed as Hyprland Lua [6], another prevents the FIDO2 setup from staging its authfile at a predictable /tmp path [7], and a third constrains the tzupdate sudoers rule to a single argument to block root SSH attacks [8]. The git URL check is now shared and refusals apply to unsupported transports [9]. Finally, Dell XPS 13 sidecar speaker amplifiers can be enabled [10].

Action items

→ Upgrade Omarchy and apply all four security patches immediately basecamp/omarchy [immediate]
→ Review your Linux kernel config for KVM PMU changes torvalds/linux [plan]
→ Monitor the char-misc binder and IIO updates torvalds/linux [monitor]

References

[1] Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm torvalds/linux
[2] Merge tag 'rproc-v7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux torvalds/linux
[3] Merge tag 'usb-7.3-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb torvalds/linux
[4] Merge tag 'staging-7.3-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging torvalds/linux
[5] Merge tag 'char-misc-7.3-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc torvalds/linux
[6] [Security] Stop USB device names from being executed as Hyprland Lua (#8129) basecamp/omarchy
[7] [Security] Stop the FIDO2 setup staging its authfile at a predictable /tmp path (#7904) basecamp/omarchy
[8] Constrain the tzupdate sudoers rule to a single timezone argument (#8194) basecamp/omarchy
[9] Share the git URL check, and refuse the transports Omarchy does not clone from (#8174) basecamp/omarchy
[10] Enable Dell XPS 13 sidecar speaker amplifiers (#7032) basecamp/omarchy

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on August 26, 2026?: Linux merges KVM and peripheral updates while Omarchy closes four security holes that let attackers execute Lua, control root SSH, and hijack FIDO2 auth. In total, 20 commits, 8 pull requests, and 1 releases landed.
Who contributed to Linux on August 26, 2026?: 5 developers shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds, Omarchybot, Adrian Rangel, Mehmet INCE, and Spencer Bull.
What were the notable Linux updates?: Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm, Merge tag 'rproc-v7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/remoteproc/linux, and Merge tag 'usb-7.3-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.

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