threat-intel New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries A vulnerability, dubbed "pedit COW," has been discovered in the Linux kernel's traffic-control subsystem, allowing unprivileged users to gain root access by poisoning cached binaries. The exploit, demonstrated with a wor… The Hacker News · Jun 26, 2026 Critical CVE-2026-46331USGBlinuxkernelexploit
vulnerability One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public A critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-23111, has been discovered in the Linux kernel’s nf_tables packet-filtering code, allowing unprivileged users to escalate to root access and break out of containers. The flaw, initially… The Hacker News · Jun 8, 2026 Critical CVE-2026-23111linuxkerneluse-after-free
vulnerability 9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros A nine-year-old vulnerability in the Linux kernel, CVE-2026-46333, allows unprivileged users to execute commands as root, posing a significant risk to systems running affected distributions. The flaw stems from improper… The Hacker News · May 21, 2026 High CVE-2026-46333linuxkernelprivilege escalation
