CVE-2026-62840Critical

Linux Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
October 13, 2026
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-62840 →

📋 Description

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Linux Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🎯 Affected products1

  • Linux 3P (Third Party) Distros

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 7.3

🔗 References (2)