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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.3 Medium

CVE-2026-57973

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Tampering Vulnerability

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
microsoft

Description

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)

  • 5.0.0.0 to < 2.7.10affected

References