Four stable kernels with partial fixes for Dirty Frag

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Greg Kroah-Hartman released four stable kernels on May 8 with partial patches for Dirty Frag and Copy Fail 2—but a second required patch is still unmerged.

What Matters

  • Kernels 7.0.5, 6.18.28, 6.12.87, and 6.6.138 all include the same partial Dirty Frag mitigation.
  • Kroah-Hartman confirmed a second patch is required to fully address Dirty Frag and Copy Fail 2.
  • The second patch is still in development and has not been merged into any stable branch.
  • Systems running these four kernels remain partially exposed until the follow-up patch ships.
  • Operators should track the stable kernel mailing list for the completing patch before treating these flaws as resolved.

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