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The toctou race tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use race conditions, a class of concurrency bugs where a resource is checked and then used without proper synchronization, allowing a window for modification. Content includes a Linux kernel fix for a TOCTOU race in the ftsteutates hwmon driver that could cause crashes or incorrect readings, and a Windows Admin Center privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-26119) stemming from a trust-model failure exploitable by a local low-privilege user. These examples illustrate how TOCTOU races can lead to system instability or security breaches in both Linux and Windows environments.
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    Linux ftsteutates TOCTOU Fix: Read Once to Prevent Crashes

    The Linux kernel received a targeted fix addressing a subtle but real Time‑of‑Check to Time‑of‑Use (TOCTOU) race in the hwmon driver ftsteutates: the fts_read() path could read a shared fan source index twice without synchronization, opening a narrow window where a concurrent update changes the...
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    • hwmon linux kernel security vulnerability toctou race
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    CVE-2026-26119: Privilege Escalation in Windows Admin Center on Management Hosts

    A newly cataloged elevation‑of‑privilege issue affecting Windows Admin Center (WAC) — tracked under CVE‑2026‑26119 in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide — exposes a dangerous trust‑model failure in WAC’s management‑plane components that can let a local, low‑privilege user escalate to...
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    • privilege escalation security update guide toctou race windows admin center
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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