Vulnerability CIFSwitch: how to gain root privileges in Linux

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The CIFSwitch vulnerability allows privilege escalation in Linux through the CIFS protocol.
• The flaw affects several Linux distributions, including Linux Mint, CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, and others.
• The vulnerability was introduced 19 years ago and can be exploited to run malicious code with root privileges.
• Patches and mitigations are available to prevent exploitation of the vulnerability.