21 May 2026.
The Hacker News report that "Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years."
"It's recommended to apply the latest kernel update released by Linux distributions."
"If the updates cannot be carried out immediately, temporary workarounds include raising "kernel.yama.ptrace_scope" to 2."
Source: The Hacker News.
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