Linux kernel 7.1-rc4 prepatch is out for testing. Linus Torvalds highlights a growing problem with AI-generated security reports flooding the kernel security mailing list, causing massive duplication as different people use the same AI tools to find the same bugs. The kernel team is clarifying that AI-detected bugs are not secret by nature and should not be treated as private disclosures. Willy Tarreau has submitted patches defining what constitutes a security bug and responsible practices for using AI in bug finding.
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