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...

Important: kernel-livepatch-6.12.68-92.122

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 Affected Packages:...