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中文(ZH) 一个安全补丁从修好到进稳定版，要等多久？很多是永远不会到。 Trail of Bits 刚披露了一组数字：Linux 5.10 稳定分支挂着 2006 个没修的 CVE，6.18 也有 337 个。不是没人修，是修复停在最新代码里，没人往回搬——回移植又累又没署名，志愿者本来就缺。 他们用 Codex 加 GPT-5.

AI automates Linux security patch backporting, fixing 90 CVEs

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Trail of Bits has developed a system using Codex and GPT-5.5 to automate the backporting of security patches to stable Linux kernel branches. This initiative addresses the backlog of unpatched CVEs, with 142 patches already integrated into stable kernels, covering 90 CVEs. The project aims to tackle the tedious and unrewarding task of patch backporting, which often goes unaddressed by human maintainers, thereby improving the security posture for the majority of users who do not run the latest kernel versions. AI

IMPACT Automates a critical but tedious task in open-source maintenance, potentially improving security for millions of users.

RANK_REASON The item describes a tool developed by Trail of Bits that uses AI to automate a specific task.

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AI automates Linux security patch backporting, fixing 90 CVEs

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 中文(ZH) · mini24 ·

    How long does it take for a security patch to go from fix to stable release? Many never make it. Trail of Bits just disclosed a set of numbers: Linux 5.10 stable branch has 2006 unpatched CVEs, and 6.18 has 337. It's not that no one is fixing them, but that fixes are stuck in the latest code, and no one is backporting them—backporting is tiring and uncredited, and volunteers are already scarce. They used Codex and GPT-5.5.

    一个安全补丁从修好到进稳定版，要等多久？很多是永远不会到。 Trail of Bits 刚披露了一组数字：Linux 5.10 稳定分支挂着 2006 个没修的 CVE，6.18 也有 337 个。不是没人修，是修复停在最新代码里，没人往回搬——回移植又累又没署名，志愿者本来就缺。 他们用 Codex 加 GPT-5.6 接手的正是这段体力活：筛出那些早已修好、能直接套进稳定树的补丁，提交给维护者。目前稳定内核已合入 142 个修复，覆盖 90 个 CVE；整个项目到 10 月 29 日推动了 149 个 CVE 的修复落地。 值得注意的不是 AI 多聪…

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