Live patching is a way of updating a running system without stopping it. It is best known as a technique for keeping Linux servers updated to the latest security levels without affecting downtime.

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 ...

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 ...

Enterprise Linux users face growing risks from software vulnerabilities, especially given their widespread reliance on open-source code in Linux applications and commercial software. Live kernel ...

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New updates strengthen the company's leadership in autonomous patching across Linux, Windows, and Mac environments Adaptiva, the autonomous endpoint management company, delivers the fastest way to ...

Security researchers have found a privilege escalation vulnerability in pkexec, a tool that’s present by default on many Linux installations. The flaw, called PwnKit, could allow attackers to easily ...

Vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel fixed in 2012 went unpatched for more than two years on average, more than twice as long as it took to fix unpatched flaws in current Windows OSes, according ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. A research study comparing patch management in Microsoft ...