Post #2404148
2026-05-10 20:03 UTC
A Debian developer released a one-click .deb mitigation for the Copy Fail and Dirty Frag Linux kernel flaws affecting Debian-based distros 🐧
The temporary package applies command-line protections for Ubuntu, Mint, and Debian users while awaiting upstream kernel patches and security updates 🔐
🔗 https://fossforce.com/2026/05/a-simple-one-click-mitigation-for-copy-fail-and-dirty-frag-for-debian-ubuntu-mint-and-other-debian-based-distros/
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@jchaven@social.sdf.org 2026-05-18 23:49
@knoppix95@mastodon.social 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 This appears to break L2TP/IPSEC VPNS on Linux Mint 22.3. I could not connect to any L2TP VPN until I uninstalled this fix. Edit: the author of the mitigation tool has accounted for this. I have not tested this yet. #LinuxMint #L2TP #VPN