rabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoCopy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a trivially exploitable logic bug in Linux, reachable on all major distros released in the last 9 years. A small, portable python script gets root on all platforms.copy.failexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1248cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workslinux@lemmy.mlsecurity@lemmy.mlcybersecurity@sh.itjust.workslinux@programming.devhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1248external-linkCopy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) is a trivially exploitable logic bug in Linux, reachable on all major distros released in the last 9 years. A small, portable python script gets root on all platforms.copy.failrabber@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workslinux@lemmy.mlsecurity@lemmy.mlcybersecurity@sh.itjust.workslinux@programming.devhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squaretimroerstroem@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoWorth mentioning that the fix was merged into 6.19.12 (and 7.0; probably also the LTSs, but I didn’t bother to check those).
minus-squarelengau@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThe other LTS kernels didn’t get it until yesterday, and this thread has some good info about why: https://infosec.exchange/@wdormann/116489443704631952
Worth mentioning that the fix was merged into 6.19.12 (and 7.0; probably also the LTSs, but I didn’t bother to check those).
The other LTS kernels didn’t get it until yesterday, and this thread has some good info about why: https://infosec.exchange/@wdormann/116489443704631952