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Linus Torvalds says duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made the Linux security mailing list “almost entirely unmanageable.” He also criticizes the private list as a “waste of time,” advocating a switch to a new public system.

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Key Takeaway Torvalds is pushing to replace the current security-mailing-list workflow because AI-generated duplicates are overwhelming it.
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Torvalds is pushing to replace the current security-mailing-list workflow because AI-generated duplicates are overwhelming it.

Linus Torvalds says duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made the Linux security mailing list “almost entirely unmanageable.” He also criticizes the private list as a “waste of time,” advocating a switch to a new public system.

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Tom's Hardware · 4d ago
Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system

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issue Flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports
mailing list status Linux security mailing list “almost entirely unmanageable”
private list critique Private list described as a “waste of time for everybody involved”

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  • Follow the move from the private Linux security mailing list to the new public system discussed in the report. Tom's Hardware
  • Watch for updates and staffing guidance on how duplicate AI-generated vulnerability submissions will be filtered or handled. Tom's Hardware

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  • Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system Tom's Hardware
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