A critical use-after-free vulnerability discovered in the Linux kernel’s nftables subsystem enables unprivileged local attackers to escalate privileges to root on widely deployed Debian and Ubuntu systems. Tracked as CVE-2026-23111, the flaw was patched upstream on February 5, 2026, following responsible disclosure. The vulnerability lies in the nftables packet filtering subsystem, specifically in how the kernel […]
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