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Automated and controlled patch generation for enhanced fixing of communication software vulnerabilities

School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 100029, China
Department of Finance, Operations, and Information Systems, Brock University, St. Catharines L2S3A1, Canada
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA
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Abstract

Software is a crucial component in the communication systems, and its security is of paramount importance. However, it is susceptible to different types of attacks due to potential vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, significant time and effort is required to fix such vulnerabilities. We propose an automated program repair method based on controlled text generation techniques. Specifically, we utilize a fine-tuned language model for patch generation and introduce a discriminator to evaluate the generation process, selecting results that contribute most to vulnerability fixes. Additionally, we perform static syntax analysis to expedite the patch verification process. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is validated using QuixBugs and Defects4J datasets, demonstrating significant improvements in generating correct patches compared to other existing methods.

Keywords

automatic program repaircontrolled text generationcommunication software securityprogram language model

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Intelligent and Converged Networks
Volume 5 Issue 3,
September 2024
Pages 222-236
DOI: 10.23919/ICN.2024.0016
Cite this article:
Feng S, Yuan S, Guan Z, et al. Automated and controlled patch generation for enhanced fixing of communication software vulnerabilities. Intelligent and Converged Networks, 2024, 5(3): 222-236. https://doi.org/10.23919/ICN.2024.0016

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Received: 23 December 2023
Revised: 28 February 2024
Accepted: 25 April 2024
Published: 30 September 2024
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