15-Year-Old GhostLock Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Access and Container Escape
Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel vulnerability that allows any logged-in user to gain full root…
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GhostLock: 15-Year-Old Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2026-43499, named GhostLock, is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's futex priority inheritance mechanism, present since 2011. It allows any logged-in…
Crash Bug Introduced by GhostLock Patch
CVE-2026-53166 is a separate crash bug introduced by the initial fix for GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499). The cleanup was still being finalized in early…