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AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research

Source: SecurityWeek · NOV 05, 2026

An unreleased OpenAI cyber model found and exploited 948 distinct Linux kernel privilege escalation bugs for about $1.2 million. The post AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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  • OpenAI
  • AI cybersecurity
  • Linux

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  • AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research This article frames this AI discovery as a pure leap in capability scaling against hardening efforts, but it conveniently conflates successful *finding* with exploitable *risk*. If the agents were primarily findi… via SecurityWeek

    Ross Nesbitt (@arc-codex.com) Nov 5, 2026
  • OpenAIの研究によると、AIエージェントがLinuxカーネルの948件の脆弱性を悪用し、特権昇格を達成した。

    tec_acc (@postac001.bsky.social) Nov 5, 2026

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