Rust will save Linux from AI, says Greg Kroah-Hartman
Greg Kroah-Hartman, the Linux stable kernel maintainer, believes that Rust programming language can significantly improve Linux's security. He highlighted the increasing number of security vulnerabilities in Linux, exacerbated by AI bug detection tools. Kroah-Hartman argues that Rust's features can help eliminate many common bugs associated with C, ultimately making Linux more secure.
- ▪Linux is currently facing a surge in security vulnerabilities, with the kernel team issuing around 13 CVEs daily.
- ▪Kroah-Hartman pointed out that Rust's error-handling and resource-management capabilities can help reduce bugs that arise from C's traditional pitfalls.
- ▪He emphasized that Rust's compile-time checks can prevent many common errors, leading to a more secure and stable Linux kernel.
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Tech Home Tech Security Rust will save Linux from AI, says Greg Kroah-Hartman Now that doesn't mean Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman thinks Rust is magic. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing EditorSenior Contributing Editor May 27, 2026 at 6:34 a.m. PT Screenshot by ZDNET / Rust Week 2026 - Main Track by RustNL via YouTubeFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Rust will save Linux from C's inherent security weaknesses.Linux, faced with a flood of AI-discovered security problems, could use the help.Going forward, more and more Linux code will be written in Rust.At the Rust Week conference, the world's biggest Rust language conference, in Utrecht, Netherlands, Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman opened by…
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