New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries
A flaw in the Linux kernel’s traffic-control subsystem can let a local unprivileged user gain root on affected systems.
CVE-2026-46331, nicknamed “pedit COW,” is an out-of-bounds write in the packet-editing action (act_pedit) that corrupts shared page… Continue reading New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries