High8.5Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux Updated

Privilege escalation and code execution via race condition

CVE-2026-24260 Published Jul 1, 2026Updated by vendor Jul 1, 2026

CVE-2026-24260

Affected products & platforms

Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified

Summary

Privilege escalation and code execution via race condition. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.5). Weakness: CWE-367. No fix erratum has been published yet; monitor the Red Hat CVE page and apply the RHSA when released.

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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