Why “cve” is being discussed
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Every bugfix is assigned a CVE. "the CVE assignment team is overly cautious and assign CVE numbers to any bugfix that they identify. This explains the seemingly large number of…
by Iknowsheknows · Oct 2, 2026
Many of these are months old, why are they being announced as if they were brand new? I mean honestly, CVE-2026-23137 doesn't affect kernels after January (6.18.6 and beyond), s…
by Magicrafter13 · Oct 2, 2026
In total meaning the total assigned CVE numbers? Yeah, the "Several" is a massive understatement.
by devy · Oct 2, 2026
If you go back in time, the Linux CVE list was always massive before AI already.
by 1239-127 · Oct 2, 2026
> cURL developers just have NIH syndrome. What does this even mean? cURL is one of the most load-bearing pieces of software in existence. It, and the Linux kernel, which takes a…
by kbolino · Oct 2, 2026
we in security teams can only dream of such incompetent management zero CVE policy = halt on business development.
by lstodd · Oct 2, 2026
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