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## 6 Linux incidents in the last 12 months

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  • criticalliveunpatchedsince Oct 21, 2026

    Linux kernel: unpatched ZDI bug reports with repro details leaked to public LKML (ksmbd RCE, CVSS 9.0)

    › Linux kernel: ksmbd (in-kernel SMB server) and SMB Direct, skbuff/NFQUEUE networking, vmwgfx, nvmet

    On Oct 21, Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative sent several unpatched Linux kernel vulnerability reports to security@kernel.org but Cc'd the public linux-kernel and subsystem lists, so full technical details (code paths, KASAN traces) are now public before fixes ship. The worst are two ksmbd (in-kernel SMB server) remote code execution bugs that ZDI scores CVSS 9.0: an SMB Direct integer underflow (needs an RDMA device and a writable share) and a protocol-dispatch race (needs a guest share). Also leaked: an skb_zerocopy local privilege escalation (CVSS 7.8), a vmwgfx out-of-bounds write LPE, and an nvmet info leak. No CVEs yet and no fixed mainline or stable release; the ksmbd race fix sits in the ksmbd maintainer tree and an SMB Direct fix is in a branch aimed at Linux 7.5. No exploitation reported. Only machines running ksmbd are exposed to the RCEs.

  • highlivepartial fixsince Oct 21, 2026

    ISC BIND 9: replayed GSS-TSIG messages corrupt memory, possible RCE (CVE-2026-94300)

    › ISC BIND 9 (named) DNS server

    ISC disclosed a remotely exploitable memory-corruption bug in BIND 9's named on Oct 21. An attacker who captures a GSS-TSIG signed UDP message (the Kerberos signing used for Active Directory-style dynamic DNS updates) can replay it while the negotiated key is still valid and, combined with crafted queries to a zone they control, may get remote code execution, or at least crash named. CVSS 8.1 (High). No workaround. Affects BIND 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29 and 9.21.0 through 9.21.26. Fixed in 9.20.30 and 9.21.27; ISC lists no 9.18 fix. ISC knows of no active exploitation. Debian trixie has a fixed package; Debian bookworm and Ubuntu are still waiting.

    CVE-2026-94300
  • criticallivepatchedsince Oct 8, 2026

    PwnEscape: Linux networking guest-to-host escape (CVE-2026-99999)

    › Linux kernel networking (host side of KVM/Firecracker and similar)

    Paulos Yibelo / pwn.ai found a Critical Linux networking flaw (CVE-2026-99999, CVSS 9.3) during Vercel’s $1M Sandbox challenge. Guest-controlled checksum metadata can rewrite an IPv4 header after validation, enabling host-memory disclosure and, in lab conditions, guest-to-host code execution on KVM/Firecracker. Upstream fix merged Oct 2026; host kernels need patch + reboot. Affects multi-tenant VPS / sandbox providers more than end-user desktops.

    CVE-2026-99999
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September 2026 1

  • highLinux Kernel: Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability which allows concurrent writes to the same AF_ALG socket causing data to be unpredictably interleaved and creating inconsistencies in the socket's internal state. CISA added CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2025-39682 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-09-18 based on evidence of active exploitation.

    open incident →CVE-2025-39964 · CVE-2026-53266 · CVE-2025-39682

August 2026 1

  • highLinux Kernel: Linux Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that can allow for privilege escalation via IPv6 networking subsystem. This vulnerability can impact multiple products, including but not limited to Suse, Red Hat, and other products using Linux. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-08-27.

    open incident →CVE-2026-53362

May 2026 1

  • highLinux Kernel: Linux Kernel Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Vulnerability

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux Kernel contains an incorrect resource transfer between spheres vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-05-01.

    open incident →CVE-2026-31431

October 2025 2

  • highLinux Kernel: Kernel Heap Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux Kernel contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name space. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-10-06.

    open incident →CVE-2021-22555
  • highGNU Bash: Bash OS Command Injection Vulnerability

    › GNU Bash patched

    GNU Bash contains an OS command injection vulnerability which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted environment. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-10-02.

    open incident →CVE-2014-6278

September 2025 2

  • criticalSudo: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Vulnerability

    › Sudo patched

    Sudo contains an inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow local attacker to leverage sudo’s -R (--chroot) option to run arbitrary commands as root, even if they are not listed in the sudoers file. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-09-29.

    open incident →CVE-2025-32463
  • highLinux Kernel: Kernel Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Vulnerability

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux kernel contains a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-09-04.

    open incident →CVE-2025-38352

June 2025 1

  • highLinux Kernel: Kernel Improper Ownership Management Vulnerability

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux Kernel contains an improper ownership management vulnerability, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. This uid mapping bug allows a local user to escalate their privileges on the system. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-06-17.

    open incident →CVE-2023-0386

April 2025 1

  • highLinux Kernel: 2 exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-53150, CVE-2024-53197)

    › Linux Kernel patched

    CVE-2024-53150: Linux Kernel contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the USB-audio driver that allows a local, privileged attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information. CVE-2024-53197: Linux Kernel contains an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in the USB-audio driver that allows an attacker with physical access to the system to use a malicious USB device to potentially manipulate system memory, escalate privileges, or execute arbitrary code. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-04-09.

    open incident →CVE-2024-53150 · CVE-2024-53197

March 2025 1

  • mediumLinux Kernel: Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerability

    › Linux Kernel patched

    The Linux kernel contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability that allows an attacker to leak kernel memory via a specially crafted HID report. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-03-04.

    open incident →CVE-2024-50302

February 2025 1

  • highLinux Kernel: Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux kernel contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the uvc_parse_streaming component of the USB Video Class (UVC) driver that could allow for physical escalation of privilege. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-02-05.

    open incident →CVE-2024-53104

September 2024 1

  • highLinux Kernel PIE Stack Buffer Corruption

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux kernel contains a position-independent executable (PIE) stack buffer corruption vulnerability in load_elf_ binary() that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-09. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns. CVE-2017-1000253 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

    open incident →CVE-2017-1000253

August 2024 1

  • highLinux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux kernel contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality. This allows an attacker to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API and ultimately escalate privileges. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-08-21. CVE-2022-0185 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

    open incident →CVE-2022-0185

July 2024 1

  • highregreSSHion: unauthenticated RCE in OpenSSH sshd (CVE-2024-6387)

    › OpenSSH sshd (glibc-based Linux) patched

    Qualys found a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH's sshd on glibc-based Linux that can give an unauthenticated attacker remote code execution as root. It is a regression of CVE-2006-5051 that came back in OpenSSH 8.5p1 (October 2020). Exploitation is difficult, but Qualys counted over 14 million potentially vulnerable internet-exposed servers. Fixed in OpenSSH 9.8p1.

    open incident →CVE-2024-6387

March 2024 1

  • criticalclosedpatchedclosed May 29, 2024

    xz-utils backdoor (CVE-2024-3094)

    › XZ Utils (liblzma)

    A maintainer persona, 'Jia Tan', slipped a backdoor into the release tarballs of XZ Utils 5.6.0 and 5.6.1. Through liblzma it targeted OpenSSH's sshd on distributions that link sshd against libsystemd, so a key holder could get unauthenticated remote code execution. Andres Freund spotted it after noticing SSH logins using a lot of CPU on Debian sid. It reached only bleeding-edge distributions such as Fedora 41/Rawhide and Debian unstable before it was caught.

    CVE-2024-3094

January 2024 2

  • highLinux kernel nf_tables use-after-free (CVE-2024-1086) used for root

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the netfilter: nf_tables component that allows an attacker to achieve local privilege escalation. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-05-30. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.

    open incident →CVE-2024-1086
  • mediumLinux Kernel Use-After-Free

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux Kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_object, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-06-26. CVE-2022-2586 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

    open incident →CVE-2022-2586

October 2023 1

  • highLooney Tunables: glibc ld.so local root on most Linux distros (CVE-2023-4911)

    › GNU C Library (glibc) ld.so patched

    A buffer overflow in glibc's dynamic loader, triggered through the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable, gave local users root through SUID binaries on default installs of Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian. Cloud attackers such as Kinsing were soon using it.

    open incident →CVE-2023-4911

March 2023 1

  • highLinux Kernel: Use-After-Free (CVE-2023-0266)

    › Linux Kernel patched

    Linux kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation to gain ring0 access from the system user. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-03-30.

    open incident →CVE-2023-0266

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