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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel

576 points · 408 comments · luispa

  1. thallium205 · · focus · HN ↗
    Pretty much any kernel bug gets a CVE by default now, right?
    1. wjholden · · focus · HN ↗
      Is that all there is here? The quantifier "several" did not prepare me for the wall of CVE numbers in this list.
      1. vdfs · · focus · HN ↗
        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.kernel.org&#x2F;process&#x2F;cve.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.kernel.org&#x2F;process&#x2F;cve.html states that because almost any kernel bug can potentially compromise system security, the CVE team acts with extreme caution and labels nearly all bug fixes with a CVE
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