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Researcher Says AI Helped Develop Linux Traffic-Control Race Into Root Exploit
A researcher disclosed a Linux kernel use-after-free race condition (CVE-2026-53264) in the network traffic-control subsystem that allows local users to escalate privileges to root on CentOS Stream 9. The researcher stated that AI tools assisted in discovering the vulnerability and accelerating exploit development.
Why it matters: System administrators running vulnerable CentOS Stream 9 systems face privilege escalation risk from local users; patching should be prioritized and local access controls reviewed.
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Researcher Says AI Helped Develop Linux Traffic-Control Race Into Root Exploit
STAR Labs published a Linux kernel exploit for CVE-2026-53264, a use-after-free race condition in the network traffic-control subsystem that allows a local user to escalate privileges to root on CentOS Stream 9. Researcher Lee Jia Jie credited artificial intelligence with helping to discover the vulnerability and accelerate exploit development.
Why it matters: Linux administrators running CentOS Stream 9 need to assess whether unprivileged local users can access their systems, as this race condition enables privilege escalation from an ordinary user account to root.
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- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker
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Correction
Correction recorded as of .
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Researcher Says AI Helped Develop Linux Traffic-Control Race Into Root Exploit
STAR Labs published a Linux kernel exploit for CVE-2026-53264, a use-after-free race condition in the network traffic-control subsystem that allows a local user to escalate privileges to root on CentOS Stream 9. Researcher Lee Jia Jie credited artificial intelligence with helping to discover the vulnerability and accelerate exploit development.
Why it matters: Linux administrators running CentOS Stream 9 need to assess whether unprivileged local users can access their systems, as this race condition enables privilege escalation from an ordinary user account to root.
- Source published
- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker