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Researcher Says AI Helped Develop Linux Traffic-Control Race Into Root Exploit

The Hacker NewsPublished Jul 28, 2026

Researcher Lee Jia Jie used AI to discover and develop an exploit for a Linux kernel race condition vulnerability (CVE-2026-53264) affecting CentOS Stream 9, enabling local privilege escalation. The flaw is a use-after-free race in the network traffic-control subsystem, with fixes released since June 2026 and exploit code now public.

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