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'Rust makes coding fun again': Why Linux is moving away from C, according to Greg Kroah-Hartman

ID: bbb270d7-46f9-5213-8971-245b0cb30941

STIX ID: report--bbb270d7-46f9-5213-8971-245b0cb30941

Feed Name: ZDNet Security

Date Published: 2026-07-15

Date Updated: 2026-07-16

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**Linux to adopt Rust in key subsystems:** Greg Kroah‑Hartman stated that Rust is no longer an experiment in the Linux kernel, will become the default for new work in some subsystems (e.g., graphics, Binder), and that Rust's ownership and type system should eliminate many common memory‑safety CVEs and reduce reviewer workload — this is a technology/adoption news report rather than a description of a security incident.

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