// #container-escape

Linux Kernel CVE-2026-23111: nf_tables Use-After-Free Enables Container Escape and Root Privilege Escalation

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's nf_tables netfilter subsystem allows unprivileged users to escalate to root and break container isolation. Public proof-of-concept code published 9 June makes this an immediate remediation priority across all major Linux distributions running kernel versions 5.15 through 6.10.