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IBM and Red Hat Find More Than 400 New Vulnerabilities In Popular Java Code

IBM and Red Hat say their AI-powered Lightwell initiative has identified and helped remediate more than 400 previously unknown vulnerabilities across widely used Java libraries. Phoronix reports: They announced this feat today as part of their promoting Lightwell Clearinghouse to GA, which is an enterprise service for their customers to submit open-source software dependencies for priority review…

IBM and Red Hat have identified more than 400 new vulnerabilities in popular Java code using their AI-powered Lightwell initiative. This initiative provides an enterprise service for customers to submit open-source software dependencies for priority review and remediation. The announcement highlights the growing business risk posed by autonomous AI agents, which can combine several minor vulnerabilities into a more serious attack.

Companies now need a practical way to develop, test, and deploy fixes for these vulnerabilities in software supporting critical applications.

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