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EditorDavid @ Slashdot 2 place · today 10:34 EDT

FSF Patches Two-Year-Old Vulnerability Found by AI Researchers in GNU Savannah Repository

The Free Software Foundation's GNU Savannah hosts thousands of free software projects — both GNU and non-GNU projects, including Drupal.

But in early May, security researchers from Hacktron.AI reported vulnerabilities and demonstrated an exploit, according to a new statement Friday from the FSF:

We have been working with these researchers since their initial report, and have also addressed additional security issues they submitted. All reported issues have been patched thanks to the hard work of GNU and.

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