The discoverers have named the root vulnerability "Copy Fail". All major distributions since 2017 are affected.

CVE-2026-31431 CVSS 7.8 flaw since 2017 enables root via 732-byte exploit, impacting major Linux distributions.

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A high-severity Linux vulnerability, “Copy Fail” (CVE-2026-31431), enables root privilege escalation across cloud ...

A logic flaw sitting undetected in the Linux kernel for nearly nine years lets any unprivileged local user gain root access ...

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An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels ...

A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Copy Fail has raised concern across cybersecurity teams. Tracked as CVE-2026-31431 ...

Experts say until the distros release patches, CSOs have to beware of unauthorized privilege escalation; Kubernetes container ...

A new report from ReversingLabs identified a new tactic by North Korean hackers: feeding malicious code to the AI systems ...

April 2026 has been and gone, but not before delivering an array of Linux software updates, including new versions of popular ...