Topic

Linux Kernel Vulnerability

Coverage tagged linux kernel vulnerability.

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Data graphic: A charcoal poster reading 'Any local shell becomes root', with a huge 'root' for any unprivileged shell on an unpatched host. Two Metasploit modules 9 Oct 2026 cover DirtyClone, CVE-2026-43503 in the Linux kernel, CVSS 8.8, and snap-confine, CVE-2026-3888 in Ubuntu snapd, CVSS 7.8. No exploitation in the wild is reported.

DirtyClone and snap-confine exploits land in Metasploit: any local shell becomes root on unpatched Linux and Ubuntu

Metasploit now ships modules for DirtyClone (CVE-2026-43503, Linux kernel) and CVE-2026-3888 (Ubuntu snapd). Any local shell on an unpatched host can reach root.

Oct 18 · 4 min