A flaw in the Linux kernel present since 2017 allows a local user to gain root access on virtually every major Linux distribution. A public exploit is available and reported to work reliably.Key ...

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Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of ...

Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a severe logic flaw in the Linux kernel affecting every distribution since 2017. Patch your ...

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

The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8), has been codenamed “Copy Fail” by Xint.io and ...

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

The critical "Copy Fail" bug (CVE-2026-31431) affects all Linux kernels since 2017, allowing unprivileged local users to gain ...

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

谁能想到，天天依赖、号称最稳的Linux内核，藏了个潜伏9年的致命漏洞，仅凭732字节的Python脚本，就能一键拿下系统最高root权限，Ubuntu、RHEL、SUSE这些主流发行版全中招，堪称Linux安全圈的“王炸级翻车现场”！ 熟悉Linux安全的朋友都知道，以往的内核提权漏洞全是“麻烦精”：要么需要复杂的竞态条件、要么得严格匹配内核版本、还要编译专用攻击载荷，稍有差池就会失败，门槛高到 ...

IT之家 4 月 30 日消息，科技媒体 cyberkendra 昨日（4 月 29 日）发布博文，报道称 Linux 内核爆出高危漏洞 Copy Fail，追踪编号为 CVE-2026-31431， 仅需一个 732 字节的 Python 脚本，就能攻破几乎所有主流 Linux 发行版本，提权至最高的 root 权限。