A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...

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Researchers have analyzed a high-severity vulnerability in Linux that’s able to escalate untrusted users to root by exploiting a bug you don’t often see: a single errant character inside the kernel.

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Linux distros are rolling out patches for a new high-severity kernel privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to run malicious code as root. Known as Fragnasia and tracked as ...

A new variant in the Dirty Frag family of Linux local privilege escalation flaws has surfaced, the third root-level Linux kernel bug disclosed in three weeks. According to new analysis from cloud ...

The actively exploited flaw builds on Dirty Pipe and Copy Fail techniques to overwrite page cache and gain full system control. A newly disclosed Linux privilege escalation issue dubbed “Dirty Frag” ...

A new Linux zero-day exploit, named Dirty Frag, allows local attackers to gain root privileges on most major Linux distributions with a single command. Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim, who disclosed ...

CISA warns that the nine-year-old Linux Copy Fail flaw is being actively exploited, allowing local attackers to gain root access on affected systems. A Linux kernel flaw is giving attackers a ...

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Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...

Experts say until the distros release patches, CSOs have to beware of unauthorized privilege escalation; Kubernetes container escape is also a risk. CSOs must ensure their Linux-based systems block ...