OVSwrap is a 13-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets local users gain root privileges on most distributions using Open vSwitch. Security researcher Asim Manizada disclosed OVSwrap (CVE-2026-64531, CVSS score of 7.8), a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s Open vSwitch datapath that lets an ordinary user become root on a wide range of […]
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