Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia kernel vulnerabilities (opens in new tab)

The Linux kernel has recently been facing a series of discovered privilege escalation vulnerabilities, starting with the Copy Fail vulnerability and followed by subsequent vulnerabilities in the same spirit (Dirty Frag, Fragnesia). This development is part of a general trend where vulnerabilities are being found - and disclosed - faster than before. We expect it to continue, at least for the short-term. The Gentoo Linux Kernel and Distribution Kernel teams are doing their best to keep Gentoo ...