After a two-week lag, a flaw in the latest Linux kernel that could cause systems to lose data is fixed. New bug-tracking efforts should button up future patch processes. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

Serious security bugs in key parts of the latest Linux code have been fixed, but some small glitches have been introduced, according to a recent scan. In December, Coverity looked at version 2.6.9 of ...

A logic inversion bug was recently found in Linux, caused by a single stray character.

Dirty Frag is a new Linux bug putting your system at risk - and there's no easy fix yet ...

Steam on Linux has come a long way since its early days. Thanks to Proton, it’s now possible to play thousands of Windows games on Linux with just a few clicks. Even so, the overall experience isn’t ...

A patch is currently under revision but has not yet been incorporated into the Linux kernel. A critical Linux bug has been discovered that could allow attackers to fully compromise vulnerable machines ...

Exploit code will soon become available for a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that a security researcher discovered and reported to Linux administrators in mid-June. The bug, which the ...

Bugs in the Linux scheduler can cause performance degradation in heavily multithreaded loads, but a do-it-yourself fix is available The Linux kernel scheduler has deficiencies that prevent a multicore ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — The newest version of Linux sports far fewer bugs than the average commercial code, a group of former Stanford University researchers said Tuesday (Dec. 14). The conclusion comes ...