Executive Summary

A local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-609) in the Linux kernel's net scheduler packet classifier allows attackers with low-privileged code execution to trigger a use‑after‑free, potentially gaining root access. The Zero Day Initiative rated it CVSS 7.8.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Zero Day Initiative - Published Date: 2026-08-24T05:00:00+00:00 - Category: cves

Original Description: This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8.

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