New OVSwrap Linux Vulnerability Lets Attackers Gain Root Access

A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-64531 and dubbed OVSwrap, allows unprivileged local users to escalate privileges to root on a wide range of popular Linux distributions. The flaw lives inside the Open vSwitch (OVS) kernel datapath, a networking component widely used in cloud, container, and virtualization platforms, and was uncovered using an […]

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