# Dirty Frag Sequel Continues the Streak of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/dirty-frag-sequel-continues-the-streak-of-linux-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities/37973
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-05-17T12:29:14Z
**Posts:** 2

## Post 1 by @fria — 2026-05-17T12:29:14Z

[Fragnesia](https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/blob/a82f4368ab7f2c6309556cc13799a3b508642d17/fragnesia%2FREADME.md), the latest local privilege escalation vulnerability in the same family as [Dirty Frag](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/05/08/two-more-major-linux-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-the-same-class-as-copy-fail/), emerges as an “unintended side effect of one of the patches addressing the original Dirty Frag vulnerabilities” according to the original creator of Dirty Frag, Hyunwood Kim.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/05/17/dirty-frag-sequel-continues-the-streak-of-linux-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/05/17/dirty-frag-sequel-continues-the-streak-of-linux-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities)

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## Post 2 by @anon7180143 — 2026-05-17T12:57:52Z

I for one can’t wait for Fedora Hummingbird to become more usable and mature. Will have to wait a while for sure but such is technology these days.

Hope it fixes the issues we’re now seeing everyday with Linux.