Trail of Bits uses Codex to speed up backporting security fixes to stable Linux releases
PATCHCodexredteam/daily · 3 sources
- Severity
- Medium
- Highest CVSS
- 9.8
- Exploited
- Not known
- Sources
- 3
What happened
Trail of Bits describes using Codex agents to prepare backports of security fixes to stable Linux kernels, Ubuntu LTS and Fedora packages, with human engineers reviewing and submitting patches. By 29 October the project had helped deliver fixes for 149 distinct CVEs into stable kernel releases. The authors argue that thousands of known CVEs remain unfixed in stable branches, including a critical TCP stack flaw that had not reached distribution kernels weeks after upstream patching.
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What to do
- Check whether your distribution kernel includes the upstream fix for CVE-2026-98432 and apply the vendor update once it is released.
- Apply stable kernel and distribution security updates promptly rather than relying on the latest upstream version alone.
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Vulnerabilities
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Who reported · 3 outlets
Fortinet PSIRT AdvisoriesTrail of BitsSANS Internet Storm Center
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