> because we have recently observed multiple cases of
rapid bug rediscovery by AI agents, sometimes within hours, and so now
consider long embargo periods to be a dangerous practice that primarily
benefits attackers.
Seems quite reasonable. It’s quite obvious that black hats have day jobs as White hats and have been privy to embargoes for probably decades.
related (and good writeup): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50378228
Damien Miller also provided some further details on openssh-unix-dev@: https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=179388064263131&w=2
> because we have recently observed multiple cases of rapid bug rediscovery by AI agents, sometimes within hours, and so now consider long embargo periods to be a dangerous practice that primarily benefits attackers.
Seems quite reasonable. It’s quite obvious that black hats have day jobs as White hats and have been privy to embargoes for probably decades.
I think this is a long held belief of the project and why they have been excluded from bug embargo’s in the past.
See also https://hachyderm.io/@damienmiller/117563026759098135