The "Dirty Frag" vulnerability (CVE-2026-43284, CVSS 8.8 High) is a universal Local Privilege Escalation flaw in the Linux kernel. Affected versions include kernel 4.11 through 5.10.254, 5.12 through 5.15.204, 5.16 through 6.1.170, 6.2 through 6.6.137, and 6.7 through 6.12.86. The fix requires patching to specific kernel versions such as 5.10.255, 6.1.171, or 6.12.87 and a subsequent system reboot.
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:16062 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-05-11 Updated: 2026-05-11 RHSA-2026:16062 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: kernel security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es): kernel: "Dirty Frag" is a new universal Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43284) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 10 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 10 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 10 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 10 aarch64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 10 x86_64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian 10 ppc64le Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 10 aarch64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems 10 s390x Fixes BZ - 2467771 - CVE-2026-43284 kernel: "Dirty Frag" is a new universal Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel CVEs CVE-2026-43284 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details. 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