cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/49770060

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[–] 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Context: https://tuxcare.com/blog/the-great-kernel-cve-flood-of-2024/

Summary: After Linus's previous stance that security vulnerabilities are just bugs and don't require special treatment, the kernel's new policy is that almost every bug gets a CVE if it has the potential to become a security vulnerability.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago

    Still, 432 in 24 hours is a lot. Looks like someone made their job way easier with AI, however I refuse to believe this is slop, as these are some of the most important maintainers on the planet who wouldn't just throw AI on reviewing code like that.

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