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Not a bug.
You are placing the image, you need to press either the check/tick icon in the upper toolbar far right side to commit the place (or press the return/enter key on the keyboard), or press the cancel icon (or press the esc key on the keyboard to cancel).
https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/placing-files.html
You may also wish to take the time to look into the differences between a placed linked vs. placed embedded image.
The placed image will be a smart
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Not a bug.
You are placing the image, you need to press either the check/tick icon in the upper toolbar far right side to commit the place (or press the return/enter key on the keyboard), or press the cancel icon (or press the esc key on the keyboard to cancel).
https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/placing-files.html
You may also wish to take the time to look into the differences between a placed linked vs. placed embedded image.
The placed image will be a smart object:
https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/create-smart-objects.html