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OPENBSD USE-AFTER-FREE FLAW ENABLES LOCAL ROOT ACCESS

OpenBSD has disclosed a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-57589) that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to root. The flaw affects the operating system and requires local access to exploit.

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OpenBSD has a use-after-free allowing local privilege escalation to root

Article URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-57589 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48831658…

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