An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels released since 2017, allowing an unprivileged local attacker to gain root ...

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, Taeyang Lee had an idea of looking into the crypto subsystem of Linux and ...

Copy Fail could represent a significant security risk in the making. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at Theori, who investigated the Linux ...

The newly disclosed LPE, dubbed Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431), comes from a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's authencesn ...

Most distros are vulnerable without patches.

A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Copy Fail has raised concern across cybersecurity teams. Tracked as CVE-2026-31431, the bug can let a normal local user gain root access on affected systems ...

The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows ...

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

Experts reveal "CopyFail" flaw affecting Linux distros All Linux kernels released after 2017 are vulnerable Users urged to patch now or risk account takeover Security experts have warned of a major ...

Have you run your Linux distribution updates recently? You probably should, because Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are coming for ...

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...