Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now

The move is a turning point in the developer's relationship with AI and Linux.
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Two CVSS 9.0 Linux KSMBD RCE Flaws Disclosed on Public Mailing Lists Before Kernel Fixes

Two CVSS 9.0 flaws in Linux KSMBD could enable remote code execution; one needs no authentication, and neither has a mainline ...
Phoronix

Linus Torvalds Working On A Hefty Linux Kernel Improvement With Claude Code

"The code, the test programs, the review behind the list above and the first draft of this text were done with an LLM coding ...

Linux kernel devs drop obligatory confession of AI tool usage

"The Maintainers Summit reached consensus to deprecate the Assisted-by Tag," said Sasha Levin, a Linux kernel developer and ...
Phoronix

Linux 7.4 Begins Landing Patches To Speed Up The Kernel Build Process

There are notable patches by Arm engineer Lorenzo Stoakes that have begun landing in Linux 7.4 for speeding up the Linux ...
VideoCardz.com

Someone accidentally posted unpatched Linux kernel vulnerabilities on a public mailing list

Several unpatched Linux kernel vulnerabilities were apparently disclosed by mistake. Two have CVSS scores of 9.0 and could ...
Softonic

Claude Code helps build a Linux kernel performance fix: Linus Torvalds says it was used for the patch series

Linus Torvalds has now turned to Anthropic’s Claude Code for a new Linux kernel patch series, and not for some throwaway ...

October 2026 Vulnerability Festival: Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP, Linux, Java, Tomcat, Node.js, and Firefox Simultaneously — Procedures for Rapid Response with Claude …

October 2026 is a 'vulnerability rush' unprecedented in the past. Following the Linux kernel vulnerability 'PwnEscape' (CVSS ...
Opinion

Linux kernel drops AI contribution disclosure rule

The key thing for Torvalds is that you understand the code you submit, not how you made it.
ZDNet

Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code – here’s how it works

NAPA, Calif. — In the immortal words of song developer Pete Townshend, “Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) I really wanna know!” Linux kernel maintainers have the same question: Who ...