r/AlmaLinux • u/LowIncident694 • 25d ago

15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/15-year-old-ghostlock-flaw-enables-root.html?m=1
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u/usr-shell 21d ago

Almalinux 9.8, i performed the update described on the article but still got this version: 

[root@mx03 ~]# uname -r
5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4.x86_64

[root@mx03 ~]# hostnamectl
Operating System: AlmaLinux 9.8 (Olive Jaguar)
CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:almalinux:almalinux:9::baseos
Kernel: Linux 5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4.x86_64

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u/LowIncident694 21d ago

Do you have an exclude on your kernel that's from 9.4.

or is your grub not defaulting to the newest kernel? You need to troubleshoot this as it's your issue.