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BUGS RUST WON'T CATCH

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A 2026 audit of the Rust-based `uutils` project found 44 security vulnerabilities caused by logical errors during operating system interactions, rather than memory safety issues. While Rust successfully prevented all memory-related bugs, developers must still use defensive programming patterns to handle complex system behaviors securely.