New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets

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New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets

June 26, 2026 dirk 0 Comments 3 tags

New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets

DirtyClone is a new Linux kernel privilege escalation in the DirtyFrag family. JFrog Security Research published a working exploit walkthrough for the flaw on June 25, the first public demonstration for this variant.

Tracked as CVE-2026-43503 (CVSS 8.8), it lets a local user corrupt file-backed memory through a cloned network packet and gain root. The patch landed in

Source: The Hacker News

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