{
  "id": 266272,
  "title": "18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/18-year-old-linux-sctp-flaw-could-let-local-users-gain-root-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-07T11:10:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/18-year-old-linux-sctp-flaw-could-let.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A use-after-free bug in Linux's SCTP networking code can be turned into full root on a host, and Tencent researchers say they used it to escape a container and reach the machine underneath. The flaw has existed since 2008. The fix already shipped: stable kernels 7.1.6, 6.18.42, 6.12.101 and 6.6.148, released August 3, close it. Anyone running an older kernel with SCTP reachable should update.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}