Linux Kernel Vulnerability
Linux Kernel contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow for privilege escalation via the cgroups v1 release_agent feature.
CVSS Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Published
02 Jun 2026 00:00
Modified
N/A
Vendor
Linux
Product
Kernel
Source
CIRCL
Affected Versions
Fix
Vendor Patch / Mitigation Available
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-287
CWE-862
Affected Systems
Linux
Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
Kernel
External Links
KEV Status
Known Exploited Vulnerability