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Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions - The Hacker News

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Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions - The Hacker News

Dirty Frag exposes Linux systems to root escalation through chained kernel flaws, impacting Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora, and others.

Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel.
Dubbed Dirty Frag, it has been described as a successor to Copy Fail (CVE-2026-… [+4222 chars]

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