Vulnerabilities
Report: Update: CVE-2026-5398 - Kernel use-after-free bug in the TIOCNOTTY handler
CVE ID :CVE-2026-5398 Published : April 22, 2026, 2:23 a.m. | 34 minutes ago Description :The implementation of TIOCNOTTY failed to clear a back-pointer from the structure representing the controlling terminal to the calling process' session. If the invoking process then exits, the terminal structure may end up containing a pointer to freed memory. A malicious process can abuse the dangling pointer to grant itself root privileges. Severity: 0.0 | NA Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...
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April 22, 2026