New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html

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vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 19 pts · 52d (3 replies)

Wow .. so I can finally have root on my own phone?

eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 52d

finally I get the same level of access on my phone as 3 letter agencies have

qprimed@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 52d

you know the ecosystem is FUBAR when this is your (and my) very first thought when a vuln pops up.

Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 52d
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AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 52d (1 reply)

Whew. I ran ./exploit on my system and got
zsh: no such file or directory: ./exploit

Guess I'm patched.

towerful@programming.dev · 9 pts · 52d

It's hidden for users. Try sudo ./exploit

vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 2 pts · 52d (1 reply)

The website has a heading proclaiming that apparently it's a bad year for the Linux kernel.

I have to ask .. compared to what .. the Windows kernel?

Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 52d

Compared to itself. Compared to Linux's previous years.