Red Hat has released a patch for a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability that impacts all Linux kernel versions released since 2014 and could allow unprivileged attackers to gain root ...

Oracle fixes Solaris vulnerability that could allow kernel level privilege escalation The exploit has existed in some form for a decade -- but a patch has now been released to close the loophole.

Elevation of privilege flaws in Android Runtime (CVE-2025-48543) and Linux kernel (CVE-2025-38352) have been exploited in ...

The vulnerabilities — in Windows Vista/Server 2008 and above — could be exploited to gain kernel-level privilege to facilitate ransomware or other serious cyber attacks.

A new Linux NetFilter kernel flaw has been discovered, allowing unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges to root level, allowing complete control over a system.

The kernel, however, including modules, has no such restriction. That can make debugging modules tricky because you can easily bring the system to its knees.

The Windows kernel fails to limit the size of messages it passes to the debugger, making it possible for a maliciously crafted message to overrun the debugger's buffer. Properly exploitation by a user ...

Internally, they were like, ‘Look, this is too risky,’” says Clint Sereday, another security engineer who worked on Vanguard, Valorant ’s kernel-level anti-cheat system.

The vulnerabilities — in Windows Vista/Server 2008 and above — could be exploited to gain kernel-level privilege to facilitate ransomware or other serious cyber attacks.