CISA has issued an urgent alert about a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2024-1086. This vulnerability, hidden within the netfilter: nf_tables component, allows local attackers to escalate their privileges and potentially deploy ransomware, which could severely disrupt enterprise systems worldwide.

This vulnerability, hidden within the netfilter: nf_tables component, allows local attackers to escalate their privileges and potentially deploy ransomware, which could severely disrupt enterprise systems worldwide.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Yes, but still a privilege elevation bug is still less risky than a remote execution one.

    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      They’re replying to the victim blaming mentality of “if you let them then you have bigger problems” in your comment. Not your point about it being less dangerous than remote execution.