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Syracuse University: Student Discovers Key Security Vulnerability in Commonly Used Operating System
April 13, 2026
SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:

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Student Discovers Key Security Vulnerability in Commonly Used Operating System

Shivam Kumar recently identified the vulnerability in a key component of countless computing systems and the largest open-source project in existence.

Alex Dunbar

Shivam Kumar, a first-year Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Assistant Professor . . .

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