CISA has issued an urgent alert about a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2024-1086. This vulnerability, hidden within the netfilter: nf_tables component, allows local attackers to escalate their privileges and potentially deploy ransomware, which could severely disrupt enterprise systems worldwide.

This vulnerability, hidden within the netfilter: nf_tables component, allows local attackers to escalate their privileges and potentially deploy ransomware, which could severely disrupt enterprise systems worldwide.

  • methodicalaspect@midwest.socialEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    You’re right, it’s 5.14 not 5.15 like I thought. I’m spending most of my time im Debian these days though, so I’m glad I wasn’t too far off.