OpenAI pipeline validates and patches 948 Linux privilege escalation flaws

OpenAI◼ detailed a prototype pipeline that used an unreleased, cyber-focused AI model to triage 2,308 candidate Linux◆ kernel findings, dynamically reproduce 1,724 of them, and produce 948 local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities, with patches, in a 30-hour run at about $1.2 million in API costs. The excerpt contains no CVE identifiers, affected kernel versions or patch references, so defenders should watch for the upstream kernel and distribution advisories once they are published.

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