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OpenAI's vulnerability pipeline finds Linux root exploits at scale

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Reviewing reported bugs and candidate patches

On November 4, OpenAI described a pipeline that scanned the Linux kernel, reproduced 1,724 vulnerabilities, and produced 948 working local privilege-escalation exploits plus candidate patches. The run cost $1,213,430 in API credits, about $1,279 per exploit.

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