Sale of a 1-day Linux vulnerability

🌐 Dark Web2026-05-18, 11:49
According to the seller, the exploit provides full access and affects Linux kernels from 4.10 to 7.0 across nearly all distributions, from 2017 up to the May 2026 patch.
Vulnerability type: LPE Obtained privileges: root Affected distributions: • Ubuntu, all versions 24.04 6.17.0-23-generic, 22.04, 20.04, 18.04 and older • RHEL 10 kernel 6.12.x • RHEL 9 / 8 kernel 5.14.x and 4.18.x • CentOS Stream 10 kernel 6.12.x • AlmaLinux 10 kernel 6.12.0-124.xx • AlmaLinux 9 kernel 5.14.x • AlmaLinux 8 kernel 4.18.x • Fedora 44 kernel 6.19.x • openSUSE Tumbleweed kernel 7.0.x • Debian and most other distributions with kernels from 4.10 to 7.0 Price: $9000
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2026-05-18, 11:49