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  • Linux developers create forum to air core flaws

    Developers of the Linux kernel created a security mailing list this week to air future vulnerability information regarding the open-source operating system's core code.

  • Linux groups patch image flaw

    Several flaws in common Linux code used to process graphics in the GNOME desktop environment could allow an attacker to compromise a computer that displays a malicious image file, a security group warned this week.

  • Students uncover dozens of Unix software flaws

    Students of iconoclastic computer scientist Daniel Bernstein have found some 44 security flaws in various Unix applications, according to a list of advisories posted online.

  • Flaws pop up in Linux kernel

    Linux users have been urged to fix a flaw in the core component of the open-source operating system, following the public release of code that could be used to crash Linux systems.

  • Linux servers at risk from trifecta of flaws

    Three separate security flaws could be used by an ordinary user to gain total control of a Linux server or workstation, security researchers have warned.

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  • Linux gets renewed heart

    The latest version of the 2.4-series kernel for the open-source operating system is released amid controversy over components in the Linux code.

  • Merrill Lynch: Linux saves money

    Merrill Lynch research shows that deploying Linux internally that could save the company millions of dollars, an executive at the investment banker said.

  • Novell may nix NetWare development

    A day after the networking-software maker said it had bought Linux company Ximian, Novell executives say it's likely that their company's own OS will go fallow in favour of Linux.

  • Security pro: Windows easier to 'own'

    Microsoft has been waiting for security researchers to say that its Windows operating system has a lower total cost of ownership. One finally has, but that's not good news.

  • Cracking Windows passwords in seconds

    If your passwords consist of letters and numbers, beware.

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