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> 9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros

[SOURCE] The Hacker News [DATE: 21/05/2026 07:35] [LANGUAGE: EN]
9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major
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