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Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed

… The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation, meaning it can be chained to a separate vulnerability to give users or processes with low-level privileges the ability to defeat OS protections and gain full SYSTEM rights needed to install malware. …

Jun 9, 2026 · Dan Goodin

Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks

… Once the exploits run, attackers can use SSH access, web-shell execution, or container escapes, or compromise low-privilege accounts. “Dirty Frag is notable because it introduces multiple kernel attack paths involving rxrpc and esp/xfrm networking components to improve exploitation reliability,” Mi… …

May 11, 2026 · Dan Goodin

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Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed

Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks