Info Security Magazine
2 weeks, 6 days ago
New Fragnesia Flaw Hands Linux Local Users Root Access
New Fragnesia kernel flaw lets unprivileged local users escalate to root on Linux systems
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Flaw is a weakness or imperfection in software, hardware, or organizational processes that, within the realm of information security, can be exploited by cyber threats to gain unauthorized access or cause damage to data and systems. In the context of information security, a flaw can take various forms such as vulnerabilities, code bugs, design flaws, or configuration errors. These issues can undermine the security of an information system and create potential risks for data breaches, cyber-attacks, or other types of security incidents.
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The Register
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Dirty Frag gets a sequel as Fragnesia hands Linux attackers root-level access
Fresh kernel flaw comes with public exploit code and continues ugly run of highly reliable privilege escalation bugs tied to memory and page-cache handling
Bleeping Computer
2 weeks, 6 days ago
New Fragnesia Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges
Linux distros are rolling out patches for a new high-severity kernel privilege escalation vulnerability (known as Fragnasia and tracked as CVE-2026-46300) that allows attackers to run malicious code as root. [...]
Dark Reading
3 weeks, 2 days ago
'Dirty Frag' Exploit Poised to Blow Up on Enterprise Linux Distros
The privilege escalation vulnerability, which is similar to other Linux flaws like Copy Fail and Dirty Pipe, may already be under limited exploitation.
Bank Info Security
3 weeks, 5 days ago
'Dirty Frag' Gives Root on Linux Distros
No Patches Yet Available, After Third Party Published Vulnerability DetailsSecurity researchers have discovered a new, critical flaw in the Linux kernel that attackers can exploit to gain root access. No patches are yet available to fix "Dirty Frag," the second new local privilege escalation flaw to be found in two weeks, following the similar "Copy Fail" vulnerability.
The Register
3 weeks, 5 days ago
'Dirty Frag' Linux flaw one-ups CopyFail with no patches and public root exploit
Broken disclosure embargo left admins facing a fresh root-level flaw with no CVE
The Hacker News
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions
Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel