Dirty Frag: Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation via ESP and RxRPC
Unpatched kernel flaw chain (CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500) enables root escalation on major Linux distributions.
- Vendor
- Linux kernel
- Product
- Linux kernel
- Fix
- not yet available
- Exposure class
- Operating system
Why it ranks 25 (Notable)
- Product class: operating system
- Widely deployed vendor product (Linux kernel)
- Covered by 4 independent sources
- Threat research
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- Wiz Research (wiz.io)
- CVE-2026-43284 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
- CVE-2026-43500 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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