Linux Users, Patch Up: CISA Flags Critical Kernel Flaw for Urgent Fix

Hold onto your firewalls, folks! CISA’s latest “fix-it-or-else” list just got spicier with a Linux kernel flaw that’s like handing root access to hackers on a silicon platter. Patch up by June 20, or prepare for a cyber BBQ! #CISAKnownExploitedVulnerabilities

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Just when you thought the Linux kernel was as solid as the rock of Gibraltar, along comes CVE-2024-1086 to remind us that even the biggest boulders can crumble. And let's not forget its partner in crime, CVE-2024-24919, making VPN devices spill their secrets like a loose-lipped informant. It's patching time, folks, or you might just find your system's "netfilter" is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.

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