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Claude Code Found a Linux Vulnerability Hidden for 23 Years (mtlynch.io)
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[–] Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Those are five bugs the kernel maintainers have reviewed and decided to patch (the links are to the commits), not just five bug reports. I think that leans towards “they tested it” or at least “proofed the formal logic in their minds successfully”.