In February 2022, published an influential report highlighting that Linux developers patch security holes faster than any other major platform .
: Academic context on OS vulnerabilities can be found via ResearchGate . 2022---On-Linux--security-issues-are-resolved-faster
The study tracked fixed bugs reported between January 2019 and December 2021. It found that Linux programmers addressed vulnerabilities in an , significantly faster than competitors: Average Days to Fix (2019-2021) 90-Day Fix Rate Linux 25 days 96% Google Apple Microsoft Key Findings and Paper Structure In February 2022