Claude helped uncover the worst security hole in curl for years.
The free download tool curl, used by billions of devices, patched 24 security holes on Wednesday. The only serious one, which could let a hostile server run code, was credited to a researcher using Anthropic's Claude. Researchers at the startup Aisle, using AI tools, found 18 of the other 23, all rated low.
Why it mattersInstall updates for curl, and for apps that bundle it, as soon as they reach you. Its lead developer calls a real attack extremely hard, and a crash is the likeliest outcome.
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