Researcher Says AI Helped Develop Linux Traffic-Control Race Into Root Exploit

STAR Labs has published a Linux kernel exploit that turns an ordinary local user into root on the CentOS Stream 9 build it targeted. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-53264 CVSS score: 7.8, is a use-after-free race in the kernel's network traffic-control subsystem. Researcher Lee Jia Jie said...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.1, Linux 6.12

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerabilities have been resolved: net: skbuff: Fixed an issue where a missing zerocopy reference was present in the pskbcarve helpers. Both pskbcarveinsideheader and pskbcarveinsidenonlinear copy the old skbsharedinfo header into a new buffer using memcpy. Thi...

CVE-2026-12504

Improper Authentication CWE-287 in the PAM configuration in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.16 on LINX-A64 allows a local attacker to authenticate as a uid=0 account without a password and obtain a root shell via an /etc/passwd entry with an emp...

CVE-2026-16607

A vulnerability in Fujitsu Software Linux openFT and Fujitsu Software Oracle Solaris openFT before version 12.1D00 allows for local privilege escalation to root of an already authenticated user on GNU/Linux or Oracle Solaris. The Fsas Technologies PSIRT obtained that intelligence internally and...

CVE-2026-16607

CVE-2026-16607 is a vulnerability in Fujitsu Software Linux openFT and Fujitsu Software Oracle Solaris openFT prior to version 12.1D00. The issue allows a locally authenticated user to obtain root privileges on GNU/Linux or Oracle Solaris. Affected component is the openFT implementation; the desc...

CVE-2026-16607 Authenticated local root privilege escalation vulnerability in openFT for Linux and Oracle Solaris

A vulnerability in Fujitsu Software Linux openFT and Fujitsu Software Oracle Solaris openFT before version 12.1D00 allows for local privilege escalation to root of an already authenticated user on GNU/Linux or Oracle Solaris. The Fsas Technologies PSIRT obtained that intelligence internally and...

CVE-2026-47134 ClearanceKit: Policy signing key in System Keychain has permissive ACL allowing any local-root process to forge signed policy

ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies. The ECDSA private key used to sign the on-disk policy database /Library/Application Support/clearancekit/store.db is stored in the macOS System Keychain. The key was created via the two-step patte...

[SECURITY] [DSA 6389-1] ntfs-3g security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6389-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso July 15, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Exploit for Use After Free in Linux Linux_Kernel

CVE-2026-43499 for OnePlus 15 Android 16 local privilege esca...

PYSEC-2026-2595 Linuxfabrik Monitoring Plugins: Sudoers may be able to obtain privilege escalation via /usr/bin/apt-get arguments

Summary In the Debian.sudoers file, apt-get is allowed for the nagios user. The full command including the arguments are not enforced and can therefore be choosen arbitrarily. This allows to easily get a root shell as the nagios user: PoC By choosing a particular argument, you can get as a nagios...

PT-2026-60057

USN-8496-1 fixed vulnerabilities in cifs-utils. The update caused a regression and was backed out in USN-8496-2. This update reintroduces the security fix, along with a fix for the regression. Original advisory details: It was discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly dropped root privileges before...

Exploit for Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Linux Linux_Kernel

PACKETEDITMEME - CVE-2026-46331 net/sched actpedit parti...

TencentOS Server 4: cifs-utils (TSSA-2026:0552)

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2026:0552 advisory. Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:...

15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros

Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock CVE-2026-43499, a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a machine that has not been patched. The vulnerable code has shipped by default in essentially every mainstream distribution since 2011. T...

USN-8496-2: cifs-utils regression

USN-8496-1 fixed a vulnerability in cifs-utils. Unfortunately, the fix introduced a regression with Kerberos mounts. This update reverts the security update until a complete fix is available. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that cifs-utils...

USN-8496-2 cifs-utils regression

USN-8496-1 fixed a vulnerability in cifs-utils. Unfortunately, the fix introduced a regression with Kerberos mounts. This update reverts the security update until a complete fix is available. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that cifs-utils...

⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Kernel Flaws, AI Malware Tricks, Turla Backdoor, Infostealers and More

This week was a reminder that attackers do not always need big tricks. One small mistake, one old access path, one missed patch, and suddenly the door is open. The noise is not all noise, either. Forums are talking, researchers are finding easy cracks, and defenders have more cleanup waiting...

SUSE-SU-2026:22474-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 20 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-43.1 fixes various security issues The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2025-54518: AMD-SN-7052: CPU OP Cache Corruption bsc1264096. - CVE-2026-31402: nfsd: fix heap overflow in NFSv4.0 LOCK replay cache bsc1261640. - CVE-2026-3150...

EUVD-2026-39156

sys/kern/sysvsem.c in OpenBSD through 7.9 has a use-after-free allowing local privilege escalation to root. This is a context switch use-after-free after tsleep in syssemget...

PT-2026-52158

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenBSD versions prior to 7.10 Description A use-after-free issue exists in the sys/kern/sysv sem.c file. This occurs during a context switch following the tsleep function within sys semget, which can be exploited to allow local privilege...