Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions

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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-2026-31431, CVSS score: 7.8), a recently disclosed LPE flaw impacting the Linux kernel that has since come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability was reported to Linux kernel maintainers

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CVE-2026-31431

HIGH 7.8 - - 2026-04-22

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