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DirtyDecrypt PoC Released for Linux Kernel CVE-2026

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()4 min read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-31431
Local Privilege Escalation (Copy Fail) in Linux Kernel algif_aead Interface
7.898%KEVPoC ×12
KEV
CVE-2026-31635
Linux kernel: rxrpc: fix oversized RESPONSE authenticator length check rxgk_verify_response() decodes auth_len from the…
7.5<1%
CVE-2026-41651
PackageKit: PackageKit between and including versions 1.0.2 and 1.3.4 is vulnerable to a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition on…
8.8<1%PoC ×3
CVE-2026-43284
Linux kernel ESP-in-UDP decrypts in place over shared splice pages (CWE-123)
8.894%PoC
CVE-2026-43500
Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel AF_RXRPC decryption enables root access
7.893%
CVE-2026-46300
Shared-frag marker loss in Linux kernel skb coalescing (LPE)
7.816%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2026-46333
Linux kernel: ptrace: slightly saner 'get_dumpable()' logic
7.14%PoC

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4 min read at thehackernews.com

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation (LPE).

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