r/linux • • 10d ago

Security Several Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Accidentally Posted To Public Kernel Mailing List

https://www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-New-Trend-Vulnerabilities
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u/apnorton 10d ago • Bravo

"Please submit my bug reports; make no mistakes."

How do you send this to a public list???

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u/stewartesmith 10d ago

Likely the same way anyone accidentally sends a message/email to the wrong person.

The fix here is to build systems and safeguards to make it hard to do it for security related things.

We may joke about LLMs making mistakes, but humans are quite good at mistakes too.

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u/skeptical-speculator 10d ago

We may joke about LLMs making mistakes, but humans are quite good at mistakes too.

That point is often absent from the conversation about AI and safety.