The third major Linux kernel flaw in two weeks has been found - thanks to AI

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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. It's the third serious local root flaw in the last two weeks.

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