Vulnerabilityhigh
Five privilege escalation flaws fixed in Linux Kernel
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-2636 | Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by… | 7.0 | 1% | ||
| CVE-2019-18683 | An issue was discovered in drivers/media/platform/vivid in the Linux kernel through 5.3.8 | 7.0 | <1% | PoC ×2 | |
| CVE-2021-26708 | A local privilege escalation was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.10.13 | 7.0 | 2% |
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Experts found five vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2021-26708, that could lead to local privilege escalation. Positive Technologies researcher Alexander Popov found five high severity vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel that could lead to local privilege escalation.
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