{"uuid": "d6c19e2a-4720-43db-903f-f8608f6118a3", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-46331", "type": "seen", "source": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/new-linux-pedit-cow-exploit-enables.html", "content": "A 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 public, working exploit appeared within a day of the CVE assignment on June 16. Red Hat rates the flaw as", "creation_timestamp": "2026-06-26T16:00:53.051719Z"}