DirtyFrag, a Linux kernel local privilege escalation that gives any local user root access on Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora, CentOS Stream, AlmaLinux, and openSUSE Tumbleweed, went fully public on May 8 after an embargo break, with no CVE assigned and no patches available for any affected distribution.
HostAfrica has acquired the hosting division of South African provider EvoWeb, the latest in a series of deals across Africa since 2016. EvoWeb retains its web design and WordPress development practice.
Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a Linux kernel privilege escalation giving any unprivileged local user root access, affecting virtually all distributions since 2017, with shared hosting and multi-tenant environments at highest risk.
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