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Polski(PL) Zdalne wykonanie kodu w Linuksie. Krytyczna podatność w kernelu w obsłudze sieciowej (niedomyślne ustawienia). Anthropic opracował działającego exploita, który

Critical Linux Kernel Vulnerability Exploitable Remotely, Anthropic Develops Exploit

A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux kernel's networking stack, specifically affecting default configurations. Anthropic has developed a working exploit that can gain root privileges on modern Linux systems over the network, though it takes approximately an hour to succeed due to the complexity of bypassing Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-98432, requires an application to utilize specific network service functionalities to be exploitable. AI

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RANK_REASON Discovery of a critical vulnerability and development of an exploit for the Linux kernel. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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Critical Linux Kernel Vulnerability Exploitable Remotely, Anthropic Develops Exploit

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · [email protected] ·

    Remote code execution in Linux. Critical vulnerability in the kernel's network handling (non-default settings). https:// sekurak.pl/zdalne-wykonanie-ko du-w-linu

    Zdalne wykonanie kodu w Linuksie. Krytyczna podatność w kernelu w obsłudze sieciowej (niedomyślne ustawienia). https:// sekurak.pl/zdalne-wykonanie-ko du-w-linuksie-krytyczna-podatnosc-w-kernelu-w-obsludze-sieciowej-niedomyslne-ustawienia/ # Wbiegu # Ai # Kernel # Linux # Rce

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · [email protected] ·

    Remote code execution in Linux. Critical kernel vulnerability in network handling (non-default settings). Anthropic developed a working exploit, which

    Zdalne wykonanie kodu w Linuksie. Krytyczna podatność w kernelu w obsłudze sieciowej (niedomyślne ustawienia). Anthropic opracował działającego exploita, który przez sieć uzyskuje uprawnienia root na nowoczesnych Linuksach. Ałć. Exploit potrzebuje około godziny na skuteczne uzysk…