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Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day ago

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

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

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Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day ago
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Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) is a use-after-free race in the Linux kernel that lets a local user gain root on Linux and Android. A patch is out; update
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  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
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    Wow … so I can finally have root on my own phone?

    • Eager Eagle@lemmy.world
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      finally I get the same level of access on my phone as 3 letter agencies have

    • screaming in digital@lemmy.ml
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      you know the ecosystem is FUBAR when this is your (and my) very first thought when a vuln pops up.

    • N.E.P.T.R@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      deleted by creator

  • AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world
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    Whew. I ran ./exploit on my system and got
    zsh: no such file or directory: ./exploit

    Guess I’m patched.

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      It’s hidden for users. Try sudo ./exploit

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    The website has a heading proclaiming that apparently it’s a bad year for the Linux kernel.

    I have to ask … compared to what … the Windows kernel?

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      Compared to itself. Compared to Linux’s previous years.

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