alsa-2026:16196
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2026-05-12 00:00
Modified
2026-05-13 08:25
Summary
Important: kernel-rt security update
Details

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements.

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.

References
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  "modified": "2026-05-13T08:25:33Z",
  "published": "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
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