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> In other words, the number is fake

In other words, the method of assigning CVEs hasn't changed, but the number of CVEs has risen sharply.

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That's false, the kernel rarely assigned CVEs, now it does assign them liberally. So, the method changed
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Yes, and all of that changed in 2024 so fairly recently: http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2024/02/13/linux-is-a-cna/
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The actual number needs to be interpreted carefully but the change is certainly real.
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