OpenAI scales Linux-kernel vulnerability validation and patch proposals
OpenAI described a controlled autonomous pipeline that analyzed 2,308 candidate Linux-kernel findings, dynamically reproduced 1,724 vulnerabilities and produced 948 working local privilege-escalation exploits plus candidate patches for maintainer review. The run cost $1,213,430 in API credits.
Why it matters: Exploit reproduction can turn a large static-finding queue into evidence that maintainers can prioritize. The same scale also raises duplicate-reporting, disclosure and offensive-misuse risk, so revalidation against current code and coordinated human review…