CVE-2026-31431 CVSS 7.8 flaw since 2017 enables root via 732-byte exploit, impacting major Linux distributions.
Copy Fail was identified by Theori’s researchers with assistance from their Xint Code AI tool. According to a blog post, ...
An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels ...
Most distros are vulnerable without patches.
The discoverers have named the root vulnerability "Copy Fail". All major distributions since 2017 are affected.
Copy Fail could represent a significant security risk in the making. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at ...
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Copy Fail has raised concern across cybersecurity teams. Tracked as CVE-2026-31431 ...
Copy Fail, a logic bug in the Linux kernel, allows users to write 4-byte code into other files’ page cache and achieve root ...
Developers of major Linux distributions have begun shipping patches to address a local privilege escalation (LPE) ...
Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of ...
The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8), has been codenamed “Copy Fail” by Xint.io and ...
A logic flaw sitting undetected in the Linux kernel for nearly nine years lets any unprivileged local user gain root access ...