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Apple Updates Everything, (Mon, Sep 14th)

Apple patched a record 261 vulnerabilities across iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, watchOS 27, and other platforms, with none flagged as exploited.

Apple's annual OS update shipped iOS/iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 plus bug-fix releases for the 26 and 15 branches, fixing a record 261 vulnerabilities. Notable issues include multiple kernel flaws allowing root privilege escalation (CVE-2026-43689, CVE-2026-43691, CVE-2026-43698, CVE-2026-43786), remote code execution in CUPS (CVE-2026-43692), kernel memory corruption via malicious NFS servers (CVE-2026-43686, CVE-2026-43687), and WebKit memory corruption from crafted web content (CVE-2026-43715). No vulnerabilities are labeled as actively exploited, and Apple does not assign per-CVE severities. Users report iOS 26.7 being downloaded when iOS 27 is intended, and tools like Little Snitch and BlockBlock need updates before upgrading to macOS 27.

SANS Internet Storm CenterSep 14, 18:33 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2022-3437 CVE-2026-20683 CVE-2026-28899+27 CVEs

The Apple Security Update Review for September 2026

Apple's September 2026 updates patch 45+ flaws, including a 9.8 Screen Sharing authentication bypass (CVE-2026-65400) already listed in CISA's KEV.

ZDI's review of Apple's September 2026 security updates catalogs dozens of CVEs across macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and other platforms. CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS 9.8) lets a network attacker authenticate to Screen Sharing Server without valid credentials and is flagged as KEV, while CVE-2026-65414 (CVSS 9.8) enables remote code execution via Bluetooth. The set also includes 8.8-rated memory corruption flaws in WebKit, WebRTC, CUPS, ImageIO and the kernel, plus sandbox escapes, privilege escalations to root, and arbitrary code execution via crafted files.

Zero Day Initiative Blog19:58 UTC · 1h agoVulnerability in the wildCVE-2026-65400 CVE-2026-65414 CVE-2026-43692+27 CVEs

New ZcopyReaper Linux Kernel Vulnerability Enables Privilege Escalation Attacks

ZcopyReaper (CVE-2026-43502) lets unprivileged local attackers reach root on Linux via an RDS zero-copy cleanup flaw dating to kernel 4.17.

CVE-2026-43502 is a lifetime-management error in rds_message_purge() that mishandles zero-copy sends before socket attachment, corrupting kernel memory and enabling local privilege escalation without capabilities or user namespaces. NebuSec demonstrated the exploit on openSUSE kernel 6.4.0-150600.23.100; vulnerable systems need CONFIG_INET, CONFIG_AIO, CONFIG_RDS, and CONFIG_RDS_TCP. The fix landed in mainline commit 44b550d88b26 (Linux 7.1-rc3) with backports to Ubuntu 7.0.0, 6.8.0, and 5.15.0 kernels and multiple Debian branches. NebuSec also released public exploits for 20 additional Linux kernel vulnerabilities in its CyberMeowfia repository.

Cyber Security NewsSep 14, 13:29 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-43502

Linux Kernel ZcopyReaper Vulnerability Lets Local Attackers Gain Root Privileges

Linux kernel RDS zero-copy flaw CVE-2026-43502 (ZcopyReaper) lets unprivileged local users gain root; fix in 7.1-rc3, public PoC published.

CVE-2026-43502, dubbed ZcopyReaper, is a Linux kernel local privilege escalation flaw in the RDS zerocopy send path, present since kernel 4.17, allowing unprivileged local attackers to gain root. NebuSec researcher Yuan Tan demonstrated root escalation on openSUSE kernel 6.4.0-150600.23.100; the fix landed in commit 44b550d88b26 with Linux 7.1-rc3 the first patched mainline release. Exploitation requires CONFIG_RDS and CONFIG_RDS_TCP but not unprivileged user namespaces, and PoC exploit material is publicly released alongside more than 20 other exploitable 2026 kernel CVEs.

GBHackersSep 15, 08:18 UTC · 1d agoExploit / PoC CVE-2026-43502 CVE-2026-43501 CVE-2026-43074+4 CVEs1

Inside NVIDIA’s cuDNN Graph API: Fusion, Autotuning, and Plan Reuse with cuDNN Frontend

MarkTechPost tutorial walks through NVIDIA's cuDNN Frontend graph API, covering kernel fusion, autotuning, plan reuse, and CUDA graph capture on Colab GPUs.

The tutorial explains how to express GPU computations as operation graphs via the cuDNN Frontend graph API, running the five-step build pipeline of validate, build operation graph, create execution plans, check support, and build plans. It progresses from a single fused convolution with bias and ReLU to autotuning across engine configs, FP8-style epilogues, attention, plan serialization, dynamic shapes, and CUDA graph capture. Each kernel is benchmarked against a PyTorch reference on a single Colab GPU to verify correctness and measure cost. The piece also covers practical setup issues like making libcudnn.so visible to the frontend's dynamic loader.

MarkTechPostSep 15, 21:37 UTC · 1d agoAI tools & infra2

Building a Linux GPU Driver for the M4 Mac Mini in One Month

Two developers built a fully OpenGL ES 3.0 compliant Linux GPU driver for the M4 Mac Mini in one month via clean-room reverse engineering.

Niklas and the author reverse engineered Apple's AGX GPU firmware ABI and user-space components in about a month, a process that normally takes years, producing an OpenGL ES 3.0 conformant driver fast enough to run Minecraft at 200fps on an M4 Mac Mini. The work was done transparently using hypervisor traces without examining Apple binaries, following clean-room practices, and included a custom shader compiler, command stream builder, and a full Linux kernel driver for the firmware ABI. The A18 Pro firmware ABI proved significantly more complex than the M1's, with 1.5x as many structs and twice as many pointers. All experiments and provenance evidence were published in public agx-re repositories.

Hacker News · AISep 15, 19:30 UTC · 1d agoResearch HN 40↑ · 5 comments

$1 Million Sandbox Challenge Uncovers Linux Kernel Flaws

Vercel's $1M sandbox challenge surfaced two Linux kernel networking defects—one leaking host kernel memory, one crashing hosts—with CVEs pending.

Vercel ran a two-week, $1 million sandbox escape challenge (Aug 18–Sep 1) on its Firecracker-based microVM sandbox, receiving 1,285 reports and committing ~$325k in payouts (1 Critical, 7 High, 15 Medium, 49 Low validated so far). No attacker accessed real customer data. The most important filing found two independent Linux kernel networking stack defects—one leaks host kernel memory, the other deterministically crashes the host—with wide implications for cloud providers isolating workloads via the same kernel layer. Fixes are under private review with CVEs pending; Vercel also plans to open-source its agentic report-triage agent built on the Eve framework running Kimi K3.

SecurityWeekSep 15, 16:00 UTC · 1d agoVulnerability2

ZDI-26-690: Linux Kernel MCTP Routing Uninitialized Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI discloses Linux Kernel MCTP routing uninitialized memory flaw (CVE-2026-45930) letting high-privileged local attackers leak sensitive kernel information.

ZDI-26-690 describes an uninitialized memory information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux Kernel MCTP routing subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-45930 with a CVSS rating of 6.0. Exploitation requires the attacker to already have the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system. Impact is limited to disclosure of sensitive information from affected installations.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-45930

ZDI-26-687: Linux Kernel Open vSwitch Flow Delete Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI discloses Linux Kernel Open vSwitch use-after-free (CVE-2026-80994) letting low-privileged local attackers disclose sensitive kernel information, CVSS 6.4.

ZDI-26-687 covers a use-after-free information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux Kernel's Open vSwitch flow deletion handling, tracked as CVE-2026-80994 with a CVSS rating of 6.4. Exploitation requires the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system. The flaw allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information from affected installations.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-80994

A Graph-Based Approach for Mapping Kernel-Level Telemetry to MITRE ATT&CK

Trace2ATT&CK maps eBPF kernel telemetry to MITRE ATT&CK via provenance graphs and RAG with local open-weights LLMs, validated on 347 Atomic Red Team tests.

Trace2ATT&CK collects kernel-level events via eBPF, correlates attacker commands into a provenance graph, and derives compact graph representations suitable for LLM-based reasoning, mapping behavior to MITRE ATT&CK techniques with ranked candidates and rationales. Mapping uses both pure LLM prompting and retrieval-augmented generation grounded in the ATT&CK knowledge base. It was evaluated on 347 Linux Atomic Red Team tests using locally deployed open-weights LLMs. RAG consistently improved ATT&CK mapping over pure prompting, and provenance graphs substantially outperformed raw telemetry, without compromising data confidentiality.

arXiv cs.CRSep 11, 13:35 UTC · 5d agoResearch

USN-8760-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

Canonical issues USN-8760-1 patching multiple Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities across numerous subsystems and CPU architectures.

Canonical published USN-8760-1 to correct several Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities that an attacker could possibly use to compromise the system. The update fixes flaws spanning UAPI, the kernel build system, ARM32, ARM64, RISC-V, S390, and x86 architectures. Patched subsystems also include the block layer, cryptographic API, Compute Acceleration Framework, Intel NPU driver, ACPI and Bluetooth drivers, and the hardware random number generator core.

Ubuntu Security NoticesSep 15, 09:15 UTC · 1d agoAdvisory

USN-8761-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu patches multiple Linux kernel (Azure) flaws across ARM64, Bluetooth, Netfilter, NTFS3, SMB and other subsystems.

Ubuntu security notice USN-8761-1 corrects several security issues in the Linux kernel for Azure, spanning ARM32, ARM64, and PowerPC architectures plus subsystems including Bluetooth, Netfilter, EFI core, GPU drivers, InfiniBand, SCSI, NTFS3, and SMB. An attacker could possibly use these flaws to compromise the system.

Ubuntu Security NoticesSep 15, 09:42 UTC · 1d agoAdvisory 2 sources

ZDI-26-700: Linux Kernel QFQ Plus Scheduler Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses Linux Kernel QFQ Plus scheduler use-after-free (CVE-2026-22999, CVSS 7.8) enabling local privilege escalation on affected systems.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-700 covers a use-after-free in the Linux Kernel QFQ Plus scheduler, tracked as CVE-2026-22999 with a CVSS score of 7.8. Exploitation requires the attacker to first execute low-privileged code on the target system. Successful exploitation allows local attackers to escalate privileges. No in-the-wild exploitation is mentioned.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-22999

ZDI-26-694: Linux Kernel Net Scheduler Clsact Qdisc Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-23413, a use-after-free in the Linux kernel net scheduler clsact qdisc allowing local privilege escalation, CVSS 8.2.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-694 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net scheduler clsact qdisc component. Successful exploitation allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations, and ZDI assigned a CVSS score of 8.2. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-23413. The advisory notes an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system to exploit the vulnerability.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-234132

ZDI-26-691: Linux Kernel Netlink-based Wireless Configuration Integer Overflow Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-26-691: integer overflow in Linux kernel netlink wireless configuration (CVE-2026-53182) allows local privilege escalation by attackers already running high-privileged code; CVSS 8.2.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-691 discloses an integer overflow in the Linux kernel's netlink-based wireless configuration that allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations. Exploitation requires the attacker to first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 8.2 and CVE-2026-53182.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-53182

ZDI-26-682: Linux Kernel IPv6 Neighbour Discovery Uninitialized Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI discloses an uninitialized-memory flaw in Linux kernel IPv6 neighbor discovery (CVE-2026-43040, CVSS 6.0) allowing information disclosure by already-privileged local attackers.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-682 describes an uninitialized memory vulnerability in the Linux kernel's IPv6 Neighbour Discovery code, tracked as CVE-2026-43040 with a CVSS score of 6.0. Exploitation requires the attacker to already execute high-privileged code on the target, which severely limits practical impact to kernel memory information disclosure. No active exploitation is mentioned.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-430401

ZDI-26-702: Linux Kernel usbnet Driver Race Condition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses Linux Kernel usbnet driver race condition (CVE-2025-22050) enabling physically present attackers to escalate privileges without authentication.

ZDI-26-702 covers a race condition privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Kernel usbnet driver, assigned CVE-2025-22050 with a CVSS rating of 7.1. A physically present attacker can escalate privileges on affected installations. Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2025-22050

ZDI-26-697: Linux Kernel NTFS3 Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-26-697: Linux Kernel NTFS3 out-of-bounds read rated CVSS 7.3 lets local low-privileged attackers disclose sensitive information.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-697 describes an out-of-bounds read in the Linux Kernel NTFS3 driver rated CVSS 7.3. An attacker must first be able to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit the flaw. Successful exploitation leads to sensitive information disclosure. No CVE identifier is listed in the advisory.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability 3 sources

ZDI-26-684: Linux Kernel KSMBD Query Directory Request Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-64397, a CVSS 9.0 unauthenticated remote code execution race condition in Linux Kernel KSMBD.

ZDI-26-684 describes a race condition in the Linux Kernel KSMBD subsystem's Query Directory Request handling that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Only systems with KSMBD enabled are vulnerable. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 9.0 and CVE-2026-64397.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoAdvisory CVE-2026-64397

ZDI-26-689: Linux Kernel SCTP Subsystem Race Condition Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI discloses Linux Kernel SCTP subsystem race condition (CVE-2026-46227) allowing low-privileged local attackers to disclose sensitive information, CVSS 6.4.

ZDI-26-689 describes a race condition information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux Kernel SCTP subsystem, assigned CVE-2026-46227 with a CVSS rating of 6.4. An attacker needs the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit the flaw. The vulnerability exposes sensitive information from affected installations.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-46227

ZDI-26-693: Linux Kernel ksmbd Share Configuration Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-693: authenticated race condition in Linux kernel ksmbd share configuration allows remote code execution on ksmbd-enabled systems; CVSS 8.5.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-693 discloses a race condition in the Linux kernel's ksmbd share configuration that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. Exploitation requires authentication, and only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 8.5; no CVE is listed in the advisory text.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability1

ZDI-26-685: Linux Kernel NFC NCI UART Driver Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses a race condition in the Linux kernel NFC NCI UART driver (CVE-2025-38416, CVSS 8.8) allowing local low-privileged attackers to escalate privileges.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-685 covers a race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NFC NCI UART driver, tracked as CVE-2025-38416 with a CVSS score of 8.8. A local attacker with the ability to execute low-privileged code can exploit the race to escalate privileges on affected systems. Exposure is limited to systems where the NFC NCI UART driver is present, and no exploitation is reported.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2025-38416

ZDI-26-681: Linux Kernel FUSE Subsystem Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-64265, a CVSS 7.8 race condition in the Linux Kernel FUSE subsystem enabling local privilege escalation.

ZDI-26-681 covers a race condition in the Linux Kernel FUSE subsystem that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Exploitation requires the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8 and CVE-2026-64265.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoAdvisory CVE-2026-64265

ZDI-26-701: Linux Kernel TLS Protocol Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI discloses Linux Kernel TLS protocol out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-64046) allowing high-privileged local attackers to disclose sensitive information, CVSS 6.7.

ZDI-26-701 covers an out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux Kernel TLS protocol implementation, tracked as CVE-2026-64046 with a CVSS rating of 6.7. Exploitation requires the attacker to already have the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system. Impact is limited to disclosure of sensitive information from affected installations.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-640461

ZDI-26-692: Linux Kernel eMPIA USB Device Driver Race Condition Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-692: race condition in Linux kernel eMPIA USB driver (CVE-2026-31583) lets physically present attackers execute code without authentication; CVSS 7.1.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-692 discloses a race condition in the Linux kernel's eMPIA USB device driver that allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. Authentication is not required, but physical access to the target system is necessary. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 7.1 and CVE-2026-31583.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-31583

ZDI-26-680: Linux Kernel Crypto Subsystem Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses a Linux kernel crypto subsystem use-after-free (CVE-2026-31719, CVSS 8.8) letting local low-privileged attackers escalate to root.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-680 covers a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel crypto subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-31719 with a CVSS score of 8.8. A local attacker who can already execute low-privileged code can exploit it to escalate privileges on affected installations. The advisory does not report any exploitation in the wild.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-31719

ZDI-26-695: Linux Kernel NFSv4 Server Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-695: Linux Kernel NFSv4 server race condition (CVE-2026-89688, CVSS 8.5) enables remote code execution on nfsd systems with authentication.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-695 describes a race condition in the Linux Kernel NFSv4 server tracked as CVE-2026-89688 with a CVSS score of 8.5. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code, but authentication is required and only systems with nfsd enabled are vulnerable. No in-the-wild exploitation is mentioned in the advisory.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-896881

ZDI-26-696: Linux Kernel NTFS3 Journal Heap-based Buffer Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-696: Linux Kernel NTFS3 journal heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-72196, CVSS 8.8) enables local arbitrary code execution.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-696 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux Kernel NTFS3 journal handling, tracked as CVE-2026-72196 with a CVSS score of 8.8. Exploitation requires the attacker to first execute low-privileged code on the target system. Successful exploitation allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. No in-the-wild exploitation is mentioned.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-721961

ZDI-26-688: Linux Kernel OpenvSwitch Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses Linux Kernel Open vSwitch race condition (CVE-2026-74465) allowing low-privileged local attackers to escalate privileges, CVSS 7.8.

ZDI-26-688 describes a race condition local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Kernel's Open vSwitch implementation, tracked as CVE-2026-74465 with a CVSS rating of 7.8. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system. Successful exploitation grants elevated privileges on affected installations.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-744651

ZDI-26-683: Linux Kernel IPv6 VTI Subsystem Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-72463, a CVSS 7.5 use-after-free in the Linux Kernel IPv6 VTI subsystem enabling privilege escalation.

ZDI-26-683 covers a use-after-free in the Linux Kernel IPv6 VTI subsystem that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Exploitation requires first obtaining the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system, limiting practical impact. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5 and CVE-2026-72463.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoAdvisory CVE-2026-72463

VU#369611: ExLlamaV3 contains Denial of Service vulnerability via insufficient bounds checking on kernel dispatch index

CERT/CC details CVE-2026-84286, an out-of-bounds memory access in ExLlamaV3's CUDA extension causing denial-of-service crashes; fixed via merged pull request.

CERT/CC published VU#369611 for CVE-2026-84286, an out-of-bounds memory access in the exllamav3_ext CUDA extension of the ExLlamaV3 LLM inference library. A crafted input with kernel parameter K set to 0 produces a negative index into a fixed 24-entry kernel dispatch array, causing a CUDA illegal memory access and denial-of-service crashes. The vendor fixed the issue in the main repository via pull request #310, and maintainers of 49 downstream projects, including ezexl3 and MawDiscord, are advised to rebuild against the patched version. The issue was reported by Nathan Keys and impact is limited to crashes and instability, not code execution.

CERT/CC Vulnerability NotesSep 11, 20:11 UTC · 5d agoVulnerability CVE-2026-842861

USN-8748-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu released USN-8748-1 patching multiple Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities across networking, file system, and crypto subsystems.

Ubuntu issued security notice USN-8748-1 fixing several Linux kernel vulnerabilities affecting the NVIDIA Tegra memory controller driver, hardware crypto device drivers, and network drivers, among others. Affected subsystems include GFS2, OCFS2, and SMB file systems, B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing, Ceph, Netfilter, Open vSwitch, IPv4/IPv6, RxRPC, SCTP, and TIPC. An attacker could potentially exploit these flaws to compromise the system.

Ubuntu Security NoticesSep 10, 15:32 UTC · 6d agoAdvisory CVE-2026-52914 CVE-2026-52931 CVE-2026-52955+8 CVEs

DeepZero: Open-source hunting for vulnerable Windows drivers

DeepZero, a new open-source engine, automates discovery of exploitable Windows kernel drivers for BYOVD attacks using Ghidra, Semgrep, and an LLM.

DeepZero is a free, open-source Python pipeline orchestrator that automates hunting for exploitable Windows kernel drivers relevant to BYOVD (bring your own vulnerable driver) attacks. Its seven-stage YAML pipeline parses PE headers, filters for kernel-mode drivers with IOCTL surfaces, excludes drivers listed on loldrivers.io, then runs headless Ghidra decompilation, Semgrep scanning, and an LLM-based exploitability assessment. The maintainer reports multiple verified vulnerabilities in the Snappy Driver Installer corpus, some still in the disclosure process, and notes findings involving plug-and-play-created device objects may need physical hardware to confirm.

Help Net Security05:30 UTC · 16h agoTools

Debian 13.7 ships the fixes behind 92 security advisories, updates 106 packages

Debian 13.7 'trixie' point release bundles 92 security advisories and 106 package updates, including kernel, glibc, u-boot and qemu fixes.

Debian shipped version 13.7 of 'trixie', folding in 92 previously published security advisories and corrections to 106 source packages, including six Linux kernel advisories (DSA-6381, DSA-6393, DSA-6405, DSA-6415, DSA-6466, DSA-6477). glibc fixes a buffer overflow (CVE-2026-5928) and buffer underflow (CVE-2026-5450), with 17 packages rebuilt against the updated library; qemu carries 25 CVEs including a secure boot bypass (CVE-2026-16288), imagemagick 24, wolfssl 15 and perl 13. Boot-chain fixes include a u-boot FIT image verification bypass (CVE-2026-46728), a BOOTP/DHCP buffer overread (CVE-2024-42040), and corrected intermediate certificate verification in sbsigntool. The installer was rebuilt with kernel ABI 6.12.107+deb13, and existing systems receive the fixes through normal package mirror updates.

Help Net SecuritySep 14, 07:40 UTC · 2d agoAdvisory CVE-2026-5928 CVE-2026-5450 CVE-2026-34873+17 CVEs

ZDI-26-686: Linux Kernel nftables Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-74565, a CVSS 7.8 nftables race condition letting local low-privileged attackers escalate privileges on Linux.

ZDI-26-686 describes a race condition in the Linux Kernel nftables subsystem that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Exploitation requires the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8 and CVE-2026-74565.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesSep 14, 05:00 UTC · 2d agoAdvisory CVE-2026-74565

Linux Detection Engineering - Local Privilege Escalation

Elastic details a layered detection framework for Linux local privilege escalation, covering 2026's copy-on-write bug wave and LLM-assisted discovery.

Elastic Security Labs describes how most Linux local privilege escalations share a common host flow — an unprivileged process launched from a writable path becoming root — and proposes layered detections combining general outcome-based rules with per-technique rules in Elastic Defend and Auditd. It tracks 13 recent LPE disclosures, seven of which share a copy-on-write/zero-copy bug class, including Copy Fail, DirtyFrag, Fragnesia, DirtyDecrypt, DirtyClone, pedit COW, and RefluXFS. Qualys attributes RefluXFS to an LLM-assisted research effort with Anthropic using Claude Mythos Preview, and another bug is credited to an LLM-assisted workflow. Detection and endpoint rules are published in Elastic's detection-rules and protections-artifacts repositories.

Elastic Security LabsSep 11, 00:00 UTC · 5d agoResearch

Redtail Payload Analysis [Guest Diary], (Wed, Sep 9th)

SANS guest analyst detonated a RedTail Linux sample from a DShield honeypot, finding process masquerading as php-fpm, monitoring-kill behavior, and a TCP listener.

A DShield honeypot captured multi-architecture RedTail Linux executables (ARM, ARM64, i686, RISC-V, x86-64) deployed via shell scripts. Dynamic analysis of the UPX-packed, statically linked x86-64 sample (SHA-256 63be5f38...d35e) in an isolated Ubuntu 24.04 VM on Proxmox showed it renamed its process via prctl(PR_SET_NAME), killed a filesystem-monitoring process, and opened a TCP listening socket while surviving processes posed as php-fpm or PostgreSQL-like workers. Differential memory images pre- and post-execution were captured from the hypervisor for forensics.

SANS Internet Storm CenterSep 10, 12:58 UTC · 6d agoMalware in the wild1

Apple Releases iOS 27 Security Update to Fix Over 120 Vulnerabilities

Apple released iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 patching roughly 126 vulnerabilities across kernel, WebKit, sandboxing, and authentication components; no active exploitation reported.

Apple released iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 on September 14, 2026, fixing approximately 126 vulnerabilities across more than 90 components, including the kernel, WebKit, AppleKeyStore, Sandbox, and TCC. Flaws include memory corruption, information disclosure, denial-of-service, logic errors, sandbox escapes enabling root privileges, and a Bluetooth issue permitting remote code execution in specific circumstances. Apple also shipped iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7 with over 80 fixes for users delaying the major upgrade, including 75 vulnerabilities shared with iOS 27. No vulnerabilities were reported as actively exploited at release time.

GBHackers05:36 UTC · 16h agoAdvisory

You Shall Not Pass into Ring-0! A User Privacy-Friendly Anti-Cheat Architecture for Personal Computers

Tirith replaces invasive kernel-level game anti-cheats with protected VMs and a dual-trusted virtualization monitor, preserving detection and near-native performance.

Researchers present Tirith, an anti-cheat architecture that runs video games in Protected Virtual Machines, sandboxing computations from untrusted root admins, and uses a virtualization monitor trusted by both players and developers to watch for malicious drivers. This removes the need for privacy-invasive ring-0 kernel anti-cheat components while matching their protection against a wide range of cheating mechanisms. To overcome VM stack limitations, the work contributes a security-focused Library OS kernel for games and an efficient graphics sharing pipeline for near-native rendering performance.

arXiv cs.CRSep 15, 17:56 UTC · 1d agoResearch

Apple Patches 200 Vulnerabilities With New iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27 Releases

Apple patched a record 200+ vulnerabilities in iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate 27, including 20 kernel flaws; none exploited in the wild.

Apple's iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 releases fix roughly 126 security flaws, 20 of them in the kernel, while macOS Golden Gate 27 addresses 210 vulnerabilities, about 100 shared with the mobile release. macOS Tahoe 26.7 patches 153 unique CVEs, including 26 kernel defects that could cause memory corruption, privilege escalation, system termination, and information leaks. Notable fixes include CVE-2026-64752, a CoreMedia memory corruption flaw allowing iPhone compromise via a malicious image, and CVE-2022-3437, a heap buffer overflow in Heimdal Samba enabling denial-of-service. Apple states none of the patched flaws are known to be exploited in the wild.

SecurityWeekSep 15, 11:06 UTC · 1d agoVulnerability CVE-2022-3437 CVE-2026-647521· 1 read