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SCTPhantom Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Attackers Gain Root and Escape Containers

Cyber Press
Cyber Press
Published August 8, 2026Original Report

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A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, dubbed SCTPhantom, allows local attackers to escalate privileges to root and break out of containers by exploiting an 18-year-old flaw in SCTP’s Dynamic Address Reconfiguration (ASCONF) code. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-64564, carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.5 (High) and has been fixed upstream via kernel commit 9b2854f86f0b. SCTPhantom stems from a mismatch between two identities used during ASCONF chunk processing:…

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TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
CVECVE-2026-64564MediumScore 51/100First seen

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