kernel: "Dirty Frag" ESP XFRM variant is a new universal Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's xfrm-ESP and RxRPC subsystems. Unsafe in-place cryptographic processing of shared socket buffer fragments allows a low-privileged local attacker to corrupt page-cache contents of readable files, including sensitive system files, and gain root privileges. The...

SUSE-SU-2026:21665-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 12 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0)

This update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Kernel 6.4.0-35.1 fixes one security issue The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2026-43284: xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags bsc1264459...

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Issue Overview: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags "Dirty Frag" and other issues in Amazon Linux kernels: https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-027-aws/ CVE-2026-43284 In the Linux kernel, the...