{
  "id": 3972911,
  "title": "The Linux Kernel Is Approaching 2,000 CVEs Per Release",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/the-linux-kernel-is-approaching-2-000-cves-per-release",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:02:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phoronix",
    "slug": "phoronix",
    "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-CVEs-Nearly-2000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With the proliferation of AI/LLM models analyzing the Linux kernel's vast codebase, there has been a surge in the number of CVEs per kernel release. After typically being around 500 CVEs fixed per release, we are now approaching 2,000 CVEs fixed per release and perhaps will break that threshold for Linux 7.3...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}