Nine-Year-Old RefluXFS Linux Flaw Gives Local Users Root on Default RHEL Installs

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Nine-Year-Old RefluXFS Linux Flaw Gives Local Users Root on Default RHEL Installs

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CVE-2026-64600 lets local users overwrite root-owned files on reflink-enabled XFS systems, preserving metadata and persistent root access after reboot

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