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New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android

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New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android

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Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) is a use-after-free race in the Linux kernel that lets a local user gain root on Linux and Android. A patch is out; update

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The website has a heading proclaiming that apparently it’s a bad year for the Linux kernel.

I have to ask … compared to what … the Windows kernel?
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  Compared to itself. Compared to Linux’s previous years.

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