Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, Fragnesia: A Worrisome Linux Security Trend(theregister.com)

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Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, Fragnesia: A Worrisome Linux Security Trend

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/23/dirty-frag-copy-fail-fragnesia-the-start-of-a-worrisome-linux-security-trend/5244742

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JackSlateur2 miesiące temu

"The real story here is that we typically see one or two kernel-level LPE (Linux privilege escalations) vulnerabilities that affect multiple distros/versions per year"

LPE: local privilege escalations .. Not "Linux priv escalations" ..

For the rest, nothing new under the sun

smarm522 miesiące temu

Which happens to occur when Mythos appears on the scene ...

https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/

So, an uptick in issues like this isn't terribly surprising. Once they get fixed, the "burst" of issues should subside.