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Chart of Linux security vulnerabilities fixed per kernel version (media.piefed.social)
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Source: https://github.com/gregkh/kernel-development/blob/master/graphs%2Fpatches_per_release%2Fcves_fixed_per_release.png

AI coding tools are pretty good at finding bugs and make it easier and faster to fix them.

Importantly, security vulnerabilities in new releases seem to stay roughly the same and the change to which bugs count as CVEs was around version 6.8 already.

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[–] -4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This was never an issue before, so it just appears as tho it's adding bugs to be fixed later. Unless all these updates are strategically going somewhere.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    These were not a problem, because no one found them, but they were still there. Now they are being found, if not by the folks patching them, then by those looking to exploit them. There is no way to navigate this than to patch whatever is found.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Many governments and secret groups sit on Zero day exploits for years until they need to use them.

    Average people are finding them easier now using AI, which is a good thing. Instead of 3 letter organizations sitting on them.

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