Active Exploitation Observed for Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2024-1086)

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Active Exploitation Observed for Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2024-1086)

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Last week, CISA added CVE-2024-1086 to its Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog. CVE-2024-1086, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s netfilter, was disclosed on January 31, 2024 and assigned a CVSS of 7.8 (High). If successfully exploited, it could allow threat actors to achieve local privilege escalation.

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