Morning Overview on MSN

A new Linux kernel flaw called 'Fragnesia' lets local attackers gain root through page cache corruption

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s networking stack gives any user with local shell access a reliable path to full root privileges, and patches from upstream maintainers have yet to appear in the ...
Morning Overview on MSN

A new Linux kernel flaw called Fragnesia lets any unprivileged user gain root with a single command — the third root-access bug in three weeks

Within the span of three weeks, Linux administrators have been handed their third root-level privilege-escalation vulnerability to patch. The latest, a memory-management flaw tracked as CVE-2026-46300 ...
SecurityWeek

Organizations Warned of Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerability

CVE-2022-0492, a privilege escalation bug in the Linux kernel leading to container escape, has been exploited in attacks.
SecurityWeek

19-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Root Access

Introduced in 2007, the CIFSwitch Linux kernel bug allows users to modify CIFS key description fields and gain root ...
ZDNet

Linux kernel 6.13 isn't a major release but's it still important - here's why

On Jan. 19, Linus Torvalds officially released the Linux 6.13 kernel. I can't call the 6.13 kernel a major release, but it's still a step forward in performance, security, and hardware support. That's ...
Bleeping Computer

LKRG: Linux to Get a Loadable Kernel Module for Runtime Integrity Checking

Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform ...