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#6 BleepingComputer general May 14, 2026 at 07:34 UTC

New Fragnesia Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges

By Sergiu Gatlan

AI Summary

CVE-2026-46300 (CVSS 7.8), dubbed Fragnesia, is a new Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability rooted in the XFRM subsystem via page cache corruption, enabling local attackers to gain root access. This is the third such LPE bug identified in the Linux kernel within two weeks, alongside Dirty Frag and Copy Fail, prompting urgent patching across major distributions.

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