#bug-report

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PyPy
5 months ago
Python

Fixing a Bug in PyPy's Incremental GC

The article describes a challenging bug in PyPy's garbage collector that caused intermittent segfault crashes during AST rewriting phase of Pytest.
The bug had been present since 2013, highlighting the complexity of identifying and resolving issues in PyPy's system. [ more ]
Theregister
8 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AI-assisted bug reports make developers bear cost of cleanup

AI models like Google Bard and GitHub Copilot can generate inaccurate results and cause problems for industries like law and security research.
The reliance on AI tools for bug reporting can lead to an increase in plausible-sounding but inaccurate bug reports. [ more ]
TechCrunch
2 months ago
Information security

Security bug allows anyone to spoof Microsoft employee emails | TechCrunch

A bug allows impersonation of Microsoft corporate email accounts for phishing.
Microsoft dismissed bug report but later reopened one after public disclosure.
Bug affects sending emails to Outlook accounts, potentially impacting 400 million users globally. [ more ]
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