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Fedora 43 Kernel 7.0.6 Important Update for CVE-2026

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • May 14, 2026

The kernel meta package Update Information : The 7.0.6 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. It also contains a fix for the Fragnesia CVE-2026-46300

The kernel meta package

The 7.0.6 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. It also contains a fix for the Fragnesia CVE-2026-46300

* Wed May 13 2026 Justin M. Forbes [7.0.6-0] - net: skbuff: propagate shared-frag marker through pskb_copy() (Hyunwoo Kim) - net: skbuff: preserve shared-frag marker during coalescing (William Bowling) - Add BugsFixed for 7.0.7 (Justin M. Forbes) - ovl: fix verity lazy-load guard broken by fsverity_active() semantic change (Colin Walters) - Revert rxrpc dirtyfrag fix in favor of version which landed upstream (Justin M. Forbes) - Re-enable Intel MEI for Fedora x86 (Justin M. Forbes) - xfrm: esp: avoid in-place decrypt on shared skb frags (Kuan-Ting Chen) - rxrpc: Also unshare DATA/RESPONSE packets when paged frags are present (Hyunwoo Kim) - Linux v7.0.6

[ 1 ] Bug #2468594 - overlayfs+fsverity-require (composefs) broken in 7.x - just needs cherry pick [ 2 ] Bug #2468995 - Regression: Intel MEI modules missing in kernel 7.0.4-200.fc44 causing i915 / Meteor Lake system freezes

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-cccb681166' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

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Fedora Kernel Update Addresses CVE-2026-46300 Vulnerability On May 13, 2026, Fedora released a 7.0.6 kernel update addressing the Fragnesia CVE-2026-46300 vulnerability. This update impacts Fedora 43 and 44 systems, providing critical fixes across the kernel tree. The vulnerability could potentially allow for exploitation, affecting users running the specified Fedora versions. The updates include various bug fixes and improvements to network handling and Intel MEI support. Users are advised to apply the updates using the 'dnf' package manager to mitigate risks associated with this vulnerability. The updates are essential for maintaining system security and stability. 8 sources 58

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