AI found Linux kernel bugs that remained undetected for decades

Summary

Microsoft's FORGE Lab, using AI agents alongside human researchers under the codename MDASH, uncovered 59 Linux kernel vulnerabilities from about 26,502 initial findings. Eight of the flaws had working root privilege-escalation exploits, and fixes for 38 reports have been merged into mainline. Human review remained necessary for validating flaws, developing patches and working with maintainers.

Mitigation

Fixes for 38 of the reports have been merged into mainline. The source does not describe a patch or workaround for users beyond this.

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