DirtyDecrypt PoC Released for Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31635 LPE Vulnerability
Published: (May 19, 2026 at 10:56 AM EDT)
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Source: The Hacker News
Source: The Hacker News
Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation (LPE).
Dubbed DirtyDecrypt (aka DirtyCBC), the vulnerability was discovered and reported by the Zellic and V12 security team on May 9, 2026, only to be informed by the maintainers that it was a duplicate of a vulnerability that had…