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Thirty Deals in Six Months: The H1 2026 Hosting Consolidation Map, and the Two Clocks Driving What Sells Next
Natalia Nowak · 28 Jul 2026 · 13 min read
#cloud-computing#domains#hosting-ma
H1 2026 produced a US$1B Polish hosting-commerce merger, a $450M registrar champion, serial buyers closing two deals apiece within a fortnight, and a $40B data-centre record, while Google's AdSense shutdown forced Sedo and Team Internet to market. The map, the multiples, and the debt walls pushed to 2028-2029.
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A 16-Year-Old KVM Escape, and OVHcloud’s Week-Long Patch Across a Million VMs
by Natalia Nowak · 21 Jul 2026 · 6 min read
A 16-year-old flaw in KVM let a customer with admin access escape their virtual server and seize the host on both Intel and AMD. OVHcloud built a fix and rebooted around a million VMs in a week to deploy it, and the campaign shows the quiet choice every host makes between your consent and your safety.
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Fragnesia: A New Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation That Emerged From Prior Kernel Patches
by Łukasz Nowak · 14 May 2026 · 3 min read
William Bowling of V12 Security disclosed Fragnesia on May 13, 2026, a Linux kernel privilege escalation that allows an unprivileged local attacker to reach root by corrupting the kernel page cache through the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem.
Security
Three cPanel Patches and DirtyFrag Fixes in One Day. Here Is Where Things Stand.
by Natalia Nowak · 13 May 2026 · 6 min read
On May 8, cPanel closed three new vulnerabilities and Linux distributions shipped DirtyFrag kernel fixes. Two weeks of disclosures left providers with three separate patch tracks. Here is the complete status and the confirmations every shared hosting customer should request.
Security
Copy Fail: Any Local User Can Get Root on Nearly Every Linux System Since 2017
by Łukasz Nowak · 1 May 2026 · 4 min read
Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a Linux kernel privilege escalation giving any unprivileged local user root access, affecting virtually all distributions since 2017, with shared hosting and multi-tenant environments at highest risk.
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Linux Foundation launches FAIR, open source WordPress repository project
by Mr. WHT · 7 Jun 2025 · 4 min read
The Linux Foundation has just announced something big for WordPress users and developers - the FAIR Package Manager project. This new tool promises to change the way plugins and themes are shared and updated, making the WordPress ecosystem more stable, secure, and open.
Software reviews
Seamless migration ahead: CloudLinux launches stable ELevate
by Kamil Kołosowski · 11 Apr 2024 · 2 min read
CloudLinux has recently announced a significant update in their migration tool arsenal — the stable release of ELevate. The journey to this stable version has been a meticulous one, with its foundation laid on November 15, 2023, when CloudLinux released the Release Candidate 2 version. Today, we're diving into what makes this stable release a game-changer for users and hosting providers alike.
Software reviews
Comparison of BitNinja and Imunify360 – which is better in 2024
by Kamil Kołosowski · 25 Mar 2024 · 7 min read
In a digital world where more than 450,000 new malware programs are detected every day, choosing the right protection for a server is crucial for security. In the competitive server security market, BitNinja and Imunify360 are the two leading players. Both platforms offer a wide range of security features, but which one is better for your needs?
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