New Linux ‘pedit COW’ Exploit Grants Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's traffic-control subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46331 and nicknamed 'pedit COW,' allows a local unprivileged user to…
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CVE-2026-46331: pedit COW Privilege Escalation in Linux Kernel
A recently disclosed flaw in the Linux kernel's act_pedit Traffic Control subsystem, known as pedit COW, allows unprivileged users to escalate privileges…