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High Advisory CVE-2024-1086

Critical: Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation

Affected Systems

Linux Kernel 5.14 through 6.6

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s netfilter subsystem allows local attackers to escalate privileges to root. Public exploit code is available and active exploitation has been confirmed.

Mitigation Steps

  1. Update to patched kernel version
  2. Apply vendor-specific patches
  3. Monitor for local privilege escalation attempts