This is actually a feature that was available in Linux in 2009 thanks to a program called Ksplice. This program compares the original and patched kernels and then uses a customized kernel module to ...

Google and Red Hat have linked up to deliver a patch for a serious bug in the GNU C Library, or glibc, which is widely used in Linux applications, distributions and devices. Anyone running a Linux ...

Microsoft’s recent lawsuit against TomTom, alleging infringement of filesystem patents, has left many questions unanswered about the legal implications of distributing open source implementations of ...

When one considers open source, it's fairly easy to imagine a world of designers, developers, and distributors getting along fabulously while sharing ideas and ideals like most people share memes on ...

Google and Red Hat researchers released a patch for a critical remote code execution flaw in glibc 2.9 and later Researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in the GNU C library, glibc, that ...

“In addition to increasing service availability by updating critical kernel patches without rebooting, and reducing the need for planned downtime by patching frequently, SUSE Linux Enterprise Live ...

Several Linux kernel versions, including 4.9, 4.14, and the upcoming 4.15, will have Retpoline support built in to mitigate against the Spectre vulnerability. Greg Kroah-Hartman, one of the head ...

Patch now: A newly discovered critical Linux vulnerability probably affects your systems Your email has been sent Dubbed PwnKit, it's been sitting in a user policy module used in Linux distros for ...

Ok. Just wondering what others are doing. In our organization we have a very mature monthly patching process for our Windows desktops and servers. The Linux/Unix side is frankly a mess. Since its ...

Time is running out for anyone planning to ready their systems for the biggest time-related change since Y2K — the 2007 Daylight Savings Time change. As Americans turn their clocks ahead one hour this ...