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Русский(RU) 15 октября появилась публичная информация о KVM escape и патчи ядра Linux. Авторы не предоставили публичный PoC опасаясь эксплуатации в дикой природе А уже 17 о

Linux Kernel Faces Critical KVM Escape Vulnerability Disclosure

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A critical vulnerability known as a KVM escape was publicly disclosed on October 15th, impacting the Linux kernel. The researchers who discovered the flaw opted not to release a proof-of-concept exploit due to concerns about potential misuse. Further details on the timeline and the nature of the vulnerability are still emerging. AI

RANK_REASON Disclosure of a security vulnerability in a core software component. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Linux Kernel Faces Critical KVM Escape Vulnerability Disclosure

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Русский(RU) · [email protected] ·

    On October 15, public information about KVM escape and Linux kernel patches appeared. The authors did not provide a public PoC fearing exploitation in the wild. Already on the 17th

    15 октября появилась публичная информация о KVM escape и патчи ядра Linux. Авторы не предоставили публичный PoC опасаясь эксплуатации в дикой природе А уже 17 октября был взломан FirstVDS. Но с CVE-2026-99999 это не связано. У firstvds взлом произошёл через vmmanager 6. Там дырка…

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