Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild. Listed by CISA on 2026-06-02; known to be used by ransomware.

5.5%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

93%of all CVEs are less likely

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Linux Kernel contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow for privilege escalation via the cgroups v1 release_agent feature.

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