Bad Epoll kernel flaw lets local users become root
🛡️ A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242), allows an ordinary local user to escalate privileges to root and affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android. The flaw is a use-after-free race in the epoll subsystem; the timing window is tiny but an exploit by researcher Jaeyoung Chung widens it and succeeds reliably. A fix is available upstream (commit a6dc643c6931) and distributions should backport it; kernels built on 6.4+ are affected unless patched.
