A critical security flaw has been identified in CentOS 9 that allows a local user to escalate their privileges to root. The vulnerability, which stems from a Use-After-Free (UAF) condition in the Linux kernel’s networking subsystem, was awarded first place in the Linux category at the TyphoonPWN 2025 hacking competition. A Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploit has […]

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