PwnEscape (CVE-2026-99999): Patch Host Kernels for the Checksum Bug
On October 15, 2026, Greg Kroah-Hartman pushed seven stable kernels that include a fix for CVE-2026-99999 — nicknamed PwnEscape in the research write-ups. LWN summarized the releases: 7.2.11, 6.18.57, 6.12.113, 6.6.159, 6.1.190, 5.15.223, and 5.10.272. If you run VMs or containers on…
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