Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions

Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation LPE vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel. Dubbed Dirty Frag , it has been described as a successor to Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431, CVSS score: 7.8, a recently disclosed LPE flaw impacting the Linux kernel that has since come...

CVE-2025-14551

In Ubuntu, Subiquity version 24.04.4 could leak sensitive user credentials during crash reporting. Upon installation failure, if a user submitted a bug report to Launchpad, Subiquity could include certain user credentials, such as the user's plaintext Wi-Fi password, in the attached logs...