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

Reported by The Hacker News | May 8, 2026, 5:12 am

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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-…

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