Public Exploits Released for Four Linux Kernel Flaws That Enable Local Root
- ID
- 26123
- Status
- new
- Published
- 19 Sep 2026, 2:02 AM
- Fetched
- 19 Sep 2026, 5:17 AM
- Provider
- The Hacker News
- Category
- security
- Original URL
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/public-exploits-released-for-four-linux.html
- Source URL
- https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Excerpt
A security researcher has released working exploit code for four Linux kernel flaws that each let a local user gain root, the highest level of access on a machine. Kernel maintainers have fixed all four over the past few weeks, so a system running an up-to-date kernel is not affected. But the exploit code is now public, and any machine still running an older kernel should be updated. The flaws
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