ZDI-26-1000: Linux Kernel GSM Multiplexing Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Source Zero Day Initiative
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 22:36 UTC
Rated High by Zero Day Initiative · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
Public on cve.org; its publication date is not in this record
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Linux Kernel's GSM multiplexing component. Exploitation requires the attacker to already have the ability to execute high-privileged code on the system. The vulnerability is assigned CVE-2024-50073 and has a high severity rating of 7.5 by the Zero Day Initiative.