Debian 11 Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities Addressed in Recent Updates

Debian 11 Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities Addressed in Recent Updates

First seen 12 Feb 2026, 01:27 UTC Linuxsecurity 44.2

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Debian 11 bullseye has experienced critical privilege escalation vulnerabilities addressed in multiple updates. The vulnerabilities were fixed in versions 5.10.249-1 and 6.1.159-1~deb11u1, affecting users of the Linux kernel. Users are advised to upgrade their packages to ensure system security.

Timeline

2022-01-05
CVE-2022-xxxx published
2025-12-12
DLA-4404 released fixing kernel vulnerabilities
2026-01-14
DLA-4436 released fixing privilege escalation issues
2026-02-11
DLA-4475-1 released addressing additional vulnerabilities