A newly disclosed Linux kernel out-of-bounds write vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-72018, can be leveraged by a local attacker holding CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to escalate to root. The flaw affects the DIBS loopback implementation used by the Shared Memory Communications Direct (SMC-D) subsystem and has received a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8, rated... Weiterlesen
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Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Flaw Enables Local Privilege Escalation to Root
A newly disclosed Linux kernel out-of-bounds write vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-72018, can be leveraged by a local attacker holding CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to escalate to root. The flaw affects the DIBS loopback implementation used…
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