The only way that's likely to happen is if the bug-fixing was performed directly on the program binary itself without reference to the source code. This is a difficult task to pull off.

Despite more than 50% of all open source code being written in memory-unsafe languages like C++, we are unlikely to see a massive overhaul to codebases anytime soon.

The type of code used in open-source software, which is prevalent across all sectors, is challenging to enforce as it is created by an ecosystem of individuals. Governments in the US, UK and EU are ...

Propose software source code criteria for inclusion in the MoW programme’s General Guidelines. Explore the possibility of establishing a permanent organizational structure dedicated to providing ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published research looking into 172 key open-source projects and whether they are susceptible to memory flaws.

“Preserving software source code as heritage”, says Moez Chakchouk, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, “is a significant means for capitalizing on the knowledge ...

CISA and the FBI released a Product Security Bad Practices Report asserting C, C++, and other languages cause potential security breaches.

Leading up to PyCon US 2022, the team published Memray as an open source tool so that Python developers worldwide can use it to track memory allocations in both Python code and native extensions.