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
Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions
Kurzinfo
Metadaten
- Original (extern): Link oeffnen
- Veroeffentlicht: 2026-05-08 05:12 UTC
- Importiert: 2026-05-18 08:27 UTC
- CVSS: 7.8
- Quelle-ID:
thn_global - uid_hash:
b331ba776175413e43f6debc6148312ead9d8beb093eb8cf6ba7c4d1264d3257
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Verknuepfte CVEs
| CVE-ID | Severity (Quelle) | CVSS (Quelle) | Severity (CVE.org) | CVSS (CVE.org) | EPSS | EPSS-Pctl | Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIGH |
7.8 |
HIGH |
7.8 |
2026-04-22 |
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