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GitHub’s AI Auto-Fixes Code Vulnerabilities

March 21, 2024
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GitHub’s AI Auto-Fixes Code Vulnerabilities

GitHub has unveiled a groundbreaking AI-powered feature, Code Scanning Autofix, designed to streamline the process of fixing vulnerabilities during the coding phase. This innovative tool, now available in public beta, automatically addresses over 90% of alert types in popular programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and Python. By leveraging GitHub Copilot and CodeQL, it provides developers with potential fixes accompanied by natural language explanations, minimizing the need for manual intervention.

Upon toggling on Code Scanning Autofix, developers receive fix suggestions that GitHub claims can resolve more than two-thirds of identified vulnerabilities with minimal editing required. These suggestions encompass changes not only within the current file but also across multiple files and dependencies within the project. This approach significantly reduces the burden on security teams, allowing them to focus on enhancing overall organizational security rather than solely managing the influx of vulnerabilities introduced during the development process.

GitHub emphasizes the importance of developers verifying whether the suggested fixes adequately address the security issues, as the AI-powered tool may offer solutions that only partially mitigate vulnerabilities or inadvertently alter the intended code functionality. By implementing Code Scanning Autofix, organizations can effectively curb the accumulation of “application security debt,” empowering development teams to proactively remediate vulnerabilities during the coding phase and reclaim valuable time previously spent on manual remediation efforts.

Looking ahead, GitHub plans to expand support for additional programming languages, with upcoming releases set to include C# and Go. This announcement aligns with GitHub’s ongoing efforts to enhance security measures and protect against inadvertent exposure of sensitive information, as demonstrated by the recent default implementation of push protection for all public repositories to mitigate the risk of exposing authentication credentials and other sensitive data.

 

Reference:
  • Found means fixed: Introducing code scanning autofix, powered by GitHub Copilot and CodeQL
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