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A Linux kernel vulnerability present since 2011 can allow an unprivileged local attacker to gain root privileges and escape a Docker container, according to new technical research detailing an exploit for the flaw.
Summary
Tracked as CVE-2025-39964, the vulnerability affects the kernel’s AFALG cryptographic interface and stems from a race condition when two threads write concurrently to the same socket. Linux kernel maintainers fixed the issue in 2025 […] The article Long-lived Linux kernel flaw permits root container escape appeared first on Arabian Post .
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Incidents like this rarely start with the headline event itself — they usually trace back to an exposed remote-access endpoint, an unpatched perimeter system, or a credential phished weeks earlier. The organizations that recover fastest are the ones that tested their defenses and their incident response plan before they needed them.
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