One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public

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Original (extern): Link oeffnen
Veroeffentlicht: 2026-06-08 20:17 UTC
Importiert: 2026-06-16 06:11 UTC
CVSS: 7.8
Quelle-ID: thn_global
uid_hash: 1e80640f7d481c7ac23f7c8d4ccf541f737a22b34c7975f070d31dfecb497942

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Security researchers have published a detailed, working exploit for a Linux kernel use-after-free that lets an unprivileged local user escalate to root and break out of a container.

The flaw, CVE-2026-23111, sits in the kernel's nf_tables packet-filtering code and was patched upstream on February 5, 2026. Exodus Intelligence released its full technical walkthrough on June 8, and it is not even

Verknuepfte CVEs

CVE-ID	Severity (Quelle)	CVSS (Quelle)	Severity (CVE.org)	CVSS (CVE.org)	EPSS	EPSS-Pctl	Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org)
CVE-2026-23111	HIGH	7.8	HIGH	7.8			2026-02-13

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