After a two-week lag, a flaw in the latest Linux kernel that could cause systems to lose data is fixed. New bug-tracking efforts should button up future patch processes. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

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Programmers have found a bug in newer versions of the Linux operating system that, under unusual circumstances, could cause systems to drop data. The data-loss bug afflicts the newest 2.4.20 version ...