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Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- When
- · day precision
- Where
- Global (internet)
- Category
- cyber_exploit
Linux Kernel contains a flaw in the packet socket (AF_PACKET) implementation which could lead to incorrectly freeing memory. A local user could exploit this for denial-of-service (DoS) or possibly for privilege escalation.
Sources
- CISA ↗ · first seen 2022-04-11 00:00 UTC
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