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Curl maintainers disclose low-level flaws amid vulnerability avalanche

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Maintainers of the widely-used curl command-line tool are making low-level security vulnerabilities public due to an overwhelming number of reported issues. Starting October 26, only high and critical vulnerabilities will be kept private, with all others being disclosed immediately. This change aims to alleviate the burden on the project's maintainers and encourage community assistance in managing the influx of reported flaws. AI

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Curl maintainers disclose low-level flaws amid vulnerability avalanche

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Paul Kunert ·

    Swamped curl maintainers take low-level flaws public to survive vulnerability 'avalanche'

    From October 26, only high and critical cases stay private as project seeks help sharing the workload

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