OpenAI security AI finds 948 Linux kernel privilege-escalation exploits in one run

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI said its security researchers built an autonomous vulnerability discovery, exploitation and patching pipeline that, paired with an upcoming cybersecurity model, reproduced 1,724 vulnerabilities in a single run and generated working exploit code and candidate patches for 948 distinct Linux kernel local privilege-escalation flaws. The run also produced proofs of concept for 291 information-disclosure bugs at a total API cost of about $1.21 million, or roughly $1,279 per privilege-escalation flaw. OpenAI said the agent surfaced at least 10 previously unknown Linux exploitation techniques and is working with Linux maintainers and Patch the Planet partners on disclosure and patches.