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One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public

One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public


Security researchers have published a detailed, working exploit for a Linux kernel use-after-free that lets an unprivileged local user escalate to root and break out of a container.

The flaw, CVE-2026-23111, sits in the kernel’s nf_tables packet-filtering code and was patched upstream on February 5, 2026. Exodus Intelligence released its full technical walkthrough on June 8, and it is not even

Source: thehackernews.com –

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