Originally posted here by Dr. Psy
If this has been since fixed, does anyone know at approx. what version it was fixed, and if a previous version can still be obtained?
I suggest looking at changelogs or googling for mailing list archives about it. As for whether it can still be obtained, of course it can. All linux kernel versions since 1.0 have been archived at kernel.org for some time now. You can browse the archive via HTTP at: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/

Hope that helps your research.