debian 13.5, kernel Linux 6.12.90+deb13.1-amd64 and Dirty Frag (CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500). Do I need to patch?
I just read about this exploit and don't know if I have to do anything at all.
please eli5 because I'm not good at this.
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Nanook
in reply to arsus5478 • — (Shoreline, WA, USA) •dan
in reply to arsus5478 • • •Make sure you have the security repo enabled in
/etc/apt/sources.list. It should be enabled by default. Just search that file for "security"Then just run
apt update,apt upgrade, and reboot.Björn
in reply to arsus5478 • • •Debian is pretty good at ensuring security fixes are applied to their software. Even if the specific version of a program (or the kernel) is old they make sure to include security fixes of newer versions.
So like the other comment said just upgrading like normal should be enough.
novafunc
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