Dossier
Dirtyfrag
Coverage of Dirtyfrag in the Nexus archive.
- New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets
DirtyClone is a new Linux kernel privilege escalation flaw in the DirtyFrag family. JFrog Security Research published a working exploit, tracked as CVE-2026-43503 (CVSS 8.8), allowing local users to gain root access via cloned network packets. A patch has been implemented.
- Dirtyfrag: Universal Linux LPE
Dirtyfrag is a Universal Linux LPE, an article about it has been posted on OpenWall with a comments section on YCombinator. The post garnered 32 points and 4 comments.