Nine-Year-Old Linux Flaw Grants Local Root Access on Default RHEL Installs
A nine-year-old vulnerability in RefluXFS, a Linux filesystem driver, allows local users to gain full root privileges on default Red Hat Enterprise Linux installations. The flaw, which has existed since RHEL 6, enables attackers with local access to escalate their rights and take complete control of the system. This affects many enterprise servers running default RHEL configurations, posing a serious security risk.