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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel

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tetrisgm · 1790901257 · focus · HN ↗
That’s probably a great thing. The initial friction of AI overwhelming projects certainly sucks, but once there are better processes to deal with them it’s going to strengthen the quality of so many projects!
1. SchemaLoad · 1790901729 · focus · HN ↗
  Long term we will end up with software with no low hanging fruit exploits left. But right now we are in a period where low hanging fruit is everywhere and it's easier to exploit systems than ever before.
  1. catlifeonmars · 1790906017 · focus · HN ↗
    That’s assuming we’re not adding software defects at the same pace, but I imagine we are generating a lot more defects than are being discovered at the moment.
    skeledrew · 1790908150 · focus · HN ↗
    > we are generating a lot more defects than are being discovered
    Wouldn't this mean people are actually encountering issues where there are none before? Likely some serious enough that they lead to exploits where there weren't before? Where are the reports of these new defects?
    catlifeonmars · 1790909514 · focus · HN ↗
    I just mean there is a proliferation of new code. New code == new defects. It’s likely that popular software projects get the majority of the scrutiny, while no one is spending tokens looking for defects on my 0-star GitHub repo.

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