{"uuid": "a674f093-636b-43bb-a331-101151123105", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-46331", "type": "published-proof-of-concept", "source": "https://t.me/VulnerabilityNews/43196", "content": "New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries\n\nA flaw in the Linux kernel's traffic-control subsystem can let a local unprivileged user gain root on affected systems.\n\nCVE-2026-46331, nicknamed \"pedit COW,\" is an out-of-bounds write in the packet-editing action (act_pedit) that corrupts shared page-cache memory. A\u00a0public, working exploit\u00a0appeared within a day of the CVE assignment on June 16. Red Hat\u00a0rates the flaw as\nhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/06/new-linux-pedit-cow-exploit-enables.html", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-18T05:00:05.072456Z"}