New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android

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Original (extern): Link oeffnen
Veroeffentlicht: 2026-07-03 19:40 UTC
Importiert: 2026-07-10 11:45 UTC
CVSS: 7.8
Quelle-ID: thn_global
uid_hash: bed211bfef649425745535fb34463267d12ba85cd7c61ca688030d69841db28c

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A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.

Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic's most powerful AI model, Mythos, recently found a different bug.

The AI caught one flaw and missed

Verknuepfte CVEs

CVE-ID	Severity (Quelle)	CVSS (Quelle)	Severity (CVE.org)	CVSS (CVE.org)	EPSS	EPSS-Pctl	Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org)
CVE-2026-46242	HIGH	7.8	HIGH	7.8			2026-05-30

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