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

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 mos...