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CISA Warns of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-53362, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after confirming that attackers are exploiting the flaw in real-world attacks. The issue affects the Linux kernel’s IPv6 networking subsystem. It could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable […] This article has been indexed from Cyber Security News…
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel of Ubuntu. Some of them allow an attacker to cause an increase in privileges, a breach of data confidentiality and a breach of data integrity. See online: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/C...

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cisa.gov broke the news on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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