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#2 BleepingComputer general May 30, 2026 at 14:16 UTC

New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions

By Bill Toulas

AI Summary

A local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed 'CIFSwitch' in the Linux kernel allows attackers to forge CIFS authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel's key request mechanism, and gain root privileges across multiple Linux distributions. The flaw affects a broad swath of Linux deployments, making it a high-priority patch target for system administrators and security teams managing Linux infrastructure.

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