Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux
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#3Peak rank
1Days on list
236Score · 7d
Nov 5, 2026First seen
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On Hacker News
- Points
- 387
- Comments
- 273
- Submitted by
- dangelosaurus
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
- Site
- openai.com
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Trending history
Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 67 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 16:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 16:37 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
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Last 14 days
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3
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Metric history
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #3 | 1 | 67 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest A thousand fewer paths to root | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
I would be curious to see the distribution of these vulns in the codebase: - What subsystems are affected? - What's the median age of the vulnerable code? Is more recent code stronger than old ones? - What is the type of vulnerabilities found? Memory corruptions, logic bugs, race conditions, ... This is an impressive…
How did we get to the point where there are a thousand privilege escalation exploits in the kernel? Is the kernel simply too complex to reason about? Is it an underlying flaw in the security model or language implementation? Should we assume that all software is more compromised than the kernel?
This is my team’s work. I’m happy to try to answer questions or take questions back to the team. And we're hiring! https://openai.com/careers/search/?q=cyber
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Questions
Is Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 16:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux reached?
#3 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 16:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (67 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
387 points and 273 comments; submitted by dangelosaurus on Nov 4, 2026.