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New Fragnesia Flaw Hands Linux Local Users Root Access

Infosecurity Magazineby Alessandro Mascellino ()2 min read1
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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-2026-43284
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

From the original article

2 min read at infosecurity-magazine.com

A new variant in the Dirty Frag family of Linux local privilege escalation flaws has surfaced, the third root-level Linux kernel bug disclosed in three weeks. According to new analysis from cloud security firm Wiz, the vulnerability, dubbed Fragnesia and tracked as CVE-2026-46300, was discovered by William Bowling of Zellic and the V12 team.

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