New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets
New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets
26 June 2026
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