{
  "id": 8299559,
  "title": "Public Exploits Released for Four Linux Kernel Flaws That Enable Local Root",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/public-exploits-released-for-four-linux-kernel-flaws-that-enable",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:02:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/public-exploits-released-for-four-linux.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A security researcher has released working exploit code for four Linux kernel flaws that each let a local user gain root, the highest level of access on a machine. Kernel maintainers have fixed all four over the past few weeks, so a system running an up-to-date kernel is not affected. But the exploit code is now public, and any machine still running an older kernel should be updated. The flaws",
  "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."
}