9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros
9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros
21 May 2026
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major