DirtyFrag Drives Linux Privilege Escapes, Ubuntu Offline, and a Wave of Security Breaches
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DirtyFrag chains CopyFail and a new RPC flaw to corrupt the Linux page cache, enabling root-level code execution and potential persistence or container escapes with no patches yet; Ubuntu endured a prolonged DDoS outage that knocked update services offline; ShinyHunters breached the education software provider Infrastructure, exposing Canvas student data; other notes include Edge password vault memory exposure and DaemonTools backdoored, with continued TETRA-related activity and Oracle shifting to monthly security updates.
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