732 bytes of Python just borked every Linux machine on earth…

I wish the title were true. For example no Android device is affected, while it would have actually been useful in order to finally gain back root access on OUR devices...

“My private equity, illuminati overseers” that was good, much respect

Thanks fireship. I did not understand this vuln in first place now I do not understand in 2nd place as well😢 Update: Thanks for so many likes🙏

You forgot to mention how those security researchers failed to notify the distro teams and just disclosed the exploit without waiting for the patches to roll out while coincidentally launching their slop security product on the same day.

I am sad this wasn't about Horse Tinder.

It wasn't just that AI scan that found it. It was someone who gave them the attack surface, and they had the AI focus on that particular one thing.

Using “My private equity, illuminati overseers” as a joke is exactly what private equity, illuminati overseers would do to make people doubt of their existence.

TempleOS: remains unaffected because all of the hackers are too scared to walk by the incredibly scary guy foaming at the mouth to gain physical access 😭

I appreciate Fireship adding the detail that the agent that found this wasn't just told to "find exploits". The researches had already found a potential issue in the splice function and gave the agent specific instructions on where to look for potential vulnerabilities. That's a more realistic use case for AI/LLM tech than most people realize.

So basically they told AI the vulnerability and used it as a search tool