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Another bad Linux kernel bug has appeared.

Fragnesia can give unauthorized users root powers.

More open-source security bugs are likely coming.

According to Linus's law , "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow," is fundamental to open source.

Unfortunately, thanks to AI bug-finding tools, such as Claude Mythos and OpenAI Daybreak , behind most of those eyeballs are AI engines, and they're proving to be much faster at finding security problems than human ones.

Also: Linux is getting a security wake-up call - why it was inevitable and I'm not worried

So it is the latest serious Linux kernel vulnerability, Fragnesia , has emerged.…