Vulnerabilityhigh
Now-fixed Linux kernel vulnerabilities enabled local privilege escalation (CVE-2021-26708)
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-26708 | A local privilege escalation was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.10.13 | 7.0 | 2% |
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Security researcher Alexander Popov has discovered and fixed five similar issues in the virtual socket implementation of the Linux kernel. The vulnerabilities could be exploited for local privilege escalation, as confirmed in experiments on Fedora 33 Server. The vulnerabilities, known together as CVE-2021-26708, have received a CVSS v3 base score of 7.
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