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18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers - The Hacker News

Published by Internet By The Hacker News · 7 August 2026 at 14:10
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18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers - The Hacker News
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Linux SCTP flaw CVE-2026-64564 dates back to 2008 and Tencent researchers say it could escape containers and gain host root.

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