More stable kernels with partial Dirty Frag fixes
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May 8, 2026
Greg Kroah-Hartman has released the 6.1.171, 5.15.205, and 5.10.255 stable kernels, quickly followed by 6.1.172 and 5.15.206 kernels. This is another round of stable kernels to provide fixes for one of the CVEs (CVE-2026-43284) assigned following the Dirty
Frag and Copy Fail 2 security disclosures. There is not, yet, a stable kernel with a fix for CVE-2026-43500, though a
patch to fix the second half is in the works.
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