OpenAI's AI finds 948 working Linux kernel privilege escalation bugs for $1.2M in API credits
Fcking_Chuck · reddit · 2026-11-06
Per Phoronix, OpenAI disclosed results from an AI-driven audit of the Linux kernel: 948 working local privilege escalation (LPE) exploits.
Funnel data (see image):
- 2,308 candidate findings at discovery, consuming $1.2M in total API credits;
- 1,724 validated findings after verification;
- 313 information-leak candidates and 1,238 LPE candidates after screening;
- Exploitability assessment confirmed 291 working leak PoCs and 948 working LPE exploits.
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