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

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

May 21, 2026/in General News

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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