9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros (opens in new tab)

Covers 2 stories including CVE-2026-46333: Local Root Privilege Escalation and Credential Disclosure in the Linux Kernel ptrace PathCovered by 5 sources including DEV Community, sh.itjust.worksDiscussed on r/linux, r/linuxadmin, and r/programming

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major

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