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Microsoft Security Response CenterCVE-2026-62840

Linux Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CriticalVendor CVSS 7.0 / 10 1 CVE Published Oct 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC

Summary

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Linux Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products covered

  • Linux 3P (Third Party) Distros

Remediation

Release Notes

Vendor-listed fixes

  • 7.3

CVEs in this advisory 1

Update history

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    • Removed affected products: Linux kernel - Microsoft MANA Network Driver.

Updates

  1. Published by Microsoft Security Response Center

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  2. Added to SecurityAlert

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