OpenAI says it found 948 local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel.
It says it used an upcoming cyber model to autonomously scan the latest Linux kernel as of “mid-October 2026.” OpenAI’s system also generated patches for the bugs, and it says a human researcher reviewed them.
TL;DR
- OpenAI identified 948 local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel.
- An upcoming cyber model was used for autonomous scanning of the Linux kernel.
- The scanning occurred on the latest Linux kernel as of mid-October 2026.
- OpenAI's system generated patches for the discovered bugs.
- A human researcher reviewed the generated patches.