The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned users to update their Linux systems following the discovery of a 9-year-old root access vulnerability.
You may remember the Pipewire coverage we ran a couple weeks ago, and the TODO item to fix up Firewire device support with Pipewire. It turns out that this is an important feature for kernel hackers, ...
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A new Linux kernel flaw called Fragnesia lets any unprivileged user gain root with a single command — the third root-access bug in three weeks
Within the span of three weeks, Linux administrators have been handed their third root-level privilege-escalation ...
Dirty Frag exposes Linux systems to root escalation through chained kernel flaws, impacting Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora, and others.
For desktop Linux users, updating to a new Linux kernel typically carries relatively small, contained risks: wonky drivers, GRUB pain, maybe a full wipe and reinstall. For one subset of laptop owners ...
Instead of waiting for patch cycles, admins could simply shut down vulnerable functions before attackers get there ...
This Linux kernel vulnerability has defenders scrambling. Here's which systems are affected - and what you should do ASAP.
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A new Linux privilege escalation flaw called Fragnesia gives attackers root access through a page cache corruption trick — patches are rolling out now
A pair of newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerabilities, collectively dubbed Fragnesia, allow a local attacker to corrupt the ...
CISA warns that the nine-year-old Linux Copy Fail flaw is being actively exploited, allowing local attackers to gain root ...
Fragnesia CVE-2026-46300 corrupts Linux page cache via XFRM ESP-in-TCP, enabling local root access on major distros.
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