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

Another Linux kernel flaw has handed local unprivileged users a way to peek at files they should never be able to read, ...

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 ...

Xint, the provider of the AI-powered code analysis service 'Xint Code,' has announced that it has discovered a vulnerability called ' Copy Fail ' in the encryption-related functions of the Linux ...

CISA warns that the nine-year-old Linux Copy Fail flaw is being actively exploited, allowing local attackers to gain root access on affected systems.

CISA has warned that threat actors have started exploiting the "Copy Fail" Linux security vulnerability in the wild, one day after Theori researchers disclosed it and shared a proof-of-concept (PoC) ...

CVE-2026-31431, also known as Copy Fail, is a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that's been hiding out since 2017 and is now getting the security spotlight it deserves. Oftentimes, Linux ...

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