Hyunwoo Kim
Coverage of Hyunwoo Kim in the Nexus archive.
- Dirty Frag gets a sequel as Fragnesia hands Linux attackers root-level access
A Linux kernel local privilege escalation flaw called Fragnesia has been discovered, allowing unprivileged users to gain root access by corrupting page cache memory. The bug is tracked as CVE-2026-46300 and has public proof-of-concept exploit code available. Linux vendors have started pushing out advisories and mitigation guidance to patch the vulnerability.
- 'Dirty Frag' Linux flaw one-ups CopyFail with no patches and public root exploit
A Linux privilege escalation bug called 'Dirty Frag' has been disclosed with no patches available, affecting major distributions including Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The bug allows attackers to gain root access by chaining together two separate Linux kernel flaws. A public exploit is available, but no coordinated patch rollout or mitigation exists.