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One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public

Security researchers have published a detailed, working exploit for a Linux kernel use-after-free that lets an unprivileged local user escalate to root and break out of a container. The flaw, CVE-2026-23111, sits in the kernel’s nf_tables packet-filtering code and was patched upstream on February 5, 2026. Exodus Intelligence released its full technical walkthrough on June…

Google fixes first actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026

Google patched Chrome zero-day CVE-2026-2441, a high-severity CSS use-after-free flaw actively exploited in the wild. Google has released urgent security updates to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-2441, in Chrome that is already being exploited in real-world attacks. The flaw is a use-after-free bug in the browser’s CSS component. This is the first…