AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research

Reported by SecurityWeek (Eduard Kovacs)

Summary by Cyber Security News5 Nov 2026, 18:32 CET

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An unreleased OpenAI cyber model found and exploited 948 distinct Linux kernel privilege escalation bugs for about $1.2 million.

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