Critical New Linux Zero-Day Goes Public—What Admins Need To Do Now

Hot on the heels of Copy Fail comes Dirty Frag. A Linux kernel zero-day vulnerability with no patch, giving hackers root.
Microsoft

Active attack: Dirty Frag Linux vulnerability expands post-compromise risk

Dirty Frag is a newly disclosed Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting kernel networking and ...

Progress Software Corporation (PRGS) Discusses High-Performance Multi-Database Connectivity and WinSQL Features Transcript

Progress Software Corporation ( PRGS) Discusses High-Performance Multi-Database Connectivity and WinSQL Features May 7, 2026 1:00 PM EDT ...
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Fedora 44 Gets Kernel 7.0.4: Dirty Frag and Copy Fail 2 Fixed

Fedora pushed kernel 7.0.4 to stable to fix the Dirty Frag and Copy Fail 2 vulnerabilities. Both CVE-2026-43284 and ...

All Linux distros are affected by the new “Dirty Frag” vulnerability.

Similar to the “Copy Fail” exploit revealed a week ago, the two “Dirty Frag” exploits (CVE-2026-43284) also allow a local user to give themselves root privileges on nearly any Linux distribution. The ...