AI Agent Traces ChatGPT Crashes to 14-Year-Old libuv Bug

After upgrading to macOS 27, developer steipete used AI agent Astra to trace recurring ChatGPT crashes to a 14-year-old fsevents memory leak in libuv, and subsequent digging uncovered 8 legacy leaks in total.

2026-09-23 ~ 2026-09-25 · 3 related posts

• AI Agent Uncovers ~14-Year-Old Memory Leak in libuv's macOS fsevents Path — steipete · 2026-09-23
• Agent Astra Hunts Down a 14-Year-Old libuv Bug Behind ChatGPT Crashes on macOS 27 — jeffbruchado · 2026-09-23
• AI Tooling Finds 8 Long-Standing Memory Leaks in libuv, 9 Fix PRs Filed — steipete · 2026-09-25