The third major Linux kernel flaw in two weeks has been found - thanks to AI

AI has identified a third major Linux kernel security flaw in two weeks, named Fragnesia. This rapid discovery highlights AI's growing role in cybersecurity. It shows both the power and challenge of AI in finding vulnerabilities faster than patches can be deployed.

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AI is exposing Linux security holes faster than developers can patch them. Fragnesia is the latest. Here's what we know about it.

According to Linus's law, "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow," is fundamental to open source.

Unfortunately, thanks to AI bug-finding tools, such as Claude Mythos and OpenAI Daybreak, behind most of those eyeballs are AI engines, and they're proving to be much faster at finding security problems than human ones.

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The third major Linux kernel flaw in two weeks has been found - thanks to AI

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