Live patching is only for critical security problems. Linux kernel patches can fix vulnerabilities if the problem can be isolated to small and specific portions of kernel code. However, if the problem ...

Detecting vulnerabilities and managing the associated patching is challenging even in a small-scale Linux environment. Scale things up and the challenge becomes almost unsurmountable. There are ...

Floppy disks linger in Linux through code cleanups, surviving in prisons, retro circles, and industry despite technological ...

Enterprise Linux customers can perform system patching without rebooting, reducing downtime and increasing service availability PR Newswire ORLANDO, Fla., ...

University of Minnesota responds to Linux security patch requests The UMN wants to make peace with the Linux kernel developer community after an annoying Linux code security research blunder.

Discover the best Linux patch management tools. Take a look at our list to save you trawling through all of the descriptions of every patch manager on the market.

One of Linux's advantages has always been that you rarely need to reboot it. Now, a new program, CloudLinux's KernelCare, tries to make rebooting totally unnecessary.

Linux hits a new milestone, as live kernel patching lands in the new release. Linus Torvalds, however, doesn't see a lot of special new features in Linux 4.0.

As Linux version 4.0 was released on 15 April, one of the most discussed new features to be included in this release is "no reboot" kernel patching. With the major distros committing to support the ...