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Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'
July 17, 2008
Linux creator calls OpenBSD crowd a bunch of "monkeys" and criticizes those who publicize security flaws to gain notoriety.
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OpenOffice bug hits multiple operating systems
September 25, 2007
A vulnerability in OpenOffice could allow attackers to remotely execute code on computers running Windows, Linux or Mac OS.
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Key bugs in core Linux code squashed
August 3, 2005
Serious bugs in the latest Linux kernel have been fixed, a sign that the open-source OS is maturing.
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Red Hat Linux upgrade bug hides Windows
June 9, 2004
The company's newest hobbyist and developer version of Linux, Fedora Core 2, causes trouble for some who find they couldn't start Windows after installing the Linux upgrade side by side with it.
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Exploit code released for Nvidia flaw
October 17, 2006
Rapid7, which says it discovered the flaw in the Linux graphics driver, says risk goes back to 2004.
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Skype flaws open computers to attack
October 25, 2005
Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC.
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Linux kernel 'getting buggier,' leader says
May 6, 2006
Lead maintainer Andrew Morton says defects are being added to the production kernel faster than they're being fixed.
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Open-source bugs undermine digital signatures
March 10, 2006
Two flaws in open-source cryptography app could allow an attacker to add content to a digitally signed message or forge signatures.
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The hunt is on for file format bugs
July 28, 2005
New tools released on Thursday could help researchers pinpoint flaws in popular formats, like JPEG and GIF.
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Study: Few bugs in MySQL database
February 4, 2005
The open-source database has only 97 flaws and has been well-coded, an analysis finds.
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LAMP lights the way in open-source security
March 6, 2006
U.S. government-sponsored analysis finds that the most popular open-source software is also the most free of bugs.
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Microsoft 'incredibly sorry' about goofed fix
June 13, 2001
System administrators who rely on the software giant's Exchange e-mail server software are hoping the third time's a charm.
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