New OVSwrap Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Open vSwitch
- ID
- 11117
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 05 Aug 2026, 7:43 PM
- Fetched
- 05 Aug 2026, 9:40 PM
- Provider
- The Hacker News
- Category
- security
- Original URL
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-ovswrap-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html
- Source URL
- https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Excerpt
A memory corruption flaw in the Linux kernel's Open vSwitch datapath gives ordinary local users a path to root on a broad set of default-configured distributions, and a public exploit ships with pre-built records for roughly 800 kernel builds. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-64531 (CVSS score: 7.8) and codenamed OVSwrap by its discoverer, was disclosed by security researcher Asim
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