9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros

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Metadaten

  • Original (extern): Link oeffnen
  • Veroeffentlicht: 2026-05-21 07:35 UTC
  • Importiert: 2026-05-31 11:50 UTC
  • CVSS: 7.1
  • Quelle-ID: thn_global
  • uid_hash: 9a023c889faef1aebd55c52fcef02e3d2d79fcdcacf925c50cfb1530e4e7c04d

Inhalt

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years.

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major

Verknuepfte CVEs

CVE-ID Severity (Quelle) CVSS (Quelle) Severity (CVE.org) CVSS (CVE.org) EPSS EPSS-Pctl Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org)

CVE-2026-46333

HIGH

7.1

HIGH

7.1

2026-05-15

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