Bad Epoll Zero-Day Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Escalate to Root

A severe zero-day vulnerability dubbed Bad Epoll has been publicly disclosed in the Linux kernel’s epoll I/O event notification subsystem, allowing any unprivileged local user to escalate privileges to root on Linux desktops, servers, and Android devices alike. The bug was found and exploited by researcher Jaeyoung Chung, who submitted it as a zero-day to […]

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