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jeffv via plug on 1 Jun 2026 11:04:45 -0700
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[PLUG] New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions
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- From: jeffv via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
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- Subject: [PLUG] New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 14:04:36 -0400
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cifswitch-linux-flaw-gives-root-on-multiple-distributions/
A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed
'CIFSwitch' in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to forge CIFS
authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel's key request
mechanism, and gain root privileges.
Linux Mint 21.3 / 22.3
CentOS Stream 9
Rocky Linux 9
AlmaLinux 9
Kali Linux 2021.4–2026.1
SLES 15 SP7
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