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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. TAGS: OpenBSD, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, monkey, bug, security flaw, mailing list, security, creator, Linux, approach, developer, operating system, e-mail

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. TAGS: OpenOffice, iDefense, TIFF, vulnerability, worm, Linux, operating system, Apple Mac OS, bug, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Coverity, defect, Linux kernel, Linux, analysis, bug, code, file system, networking, operating system, security, open source, programming, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Fedora Core 2, Fedora Core, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Red Hat Linux, bug, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: NVidia, advisory, buffer-overflow, flaw, forum, Linux, security, bug

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. TAGS: Skype, flaw, eBay Inc., attacker, bug, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Pocket PC, Linux, security, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: kernel, defect, Linux kernel, tree, bug, patch management, Linux, leader, conference

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. TAGS: digital signature, cryptography, Gentoo, Novell Inc., signature, flaw, open source, Linux, message, bug, security, e-mail

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. TAGS: iDefense, Black Hat, vulnerability, researcher, flaw, GIF, security, format, JPEG, bug, Linux, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Coverity, MySQL, MySQL Database, analysis, flaw, open source, bug, code, database, security, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Coverity, defect, open-source project, open source, open-source software, analysis, bug, PHP, project, Linux, U.S., security, Microsoft Corp., database
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