CIFSwitch: Old Linux kernel vulnerability can grant local users root privileges (opens in new tab)
Vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel are rarely pleasant, but some cases have a particularly unpleasant twist: they remain in established code paths for years until modern system functions suddenly enable a new attack chain. That is exactly what CIFSwitch is about. The vulnerability was publicly documented at the end of May 2026 and affects the […]
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