Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited
Briefly

from Ars Technica10 months ago
The vulnerability, CVE-2024-1086, allows attackers to escalate system privileges on affected Linux systems through a use-after-free error in NF_tables, impacting versions 5.14-6.6.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/federal-agency-warns-critical-linux-vulnerability-being-actively-exploited/
Double-free vulnerabilities can lead to powerful exploits, allowing for arbitrary code execution in the kernel and the potential creation of a universal root shell.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/federal-agency-warns-critical-linux-vulnerability-being-actively-exploited/
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