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The exploit, dubbed CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows hackers to ta

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1 May
Severe Linux Copy Fail security flaw uncovered using AI scanning help

Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called "Copy Fail" that allows any user to give themselves administrator privileges.

REPORT · HOW · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
30 Apr
The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed

CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more.

REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
8 May
Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions

Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel. Dubbed Dirty Frag, it has been described as a successor to

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19 May
DirtyDecrypt PoC Released for Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31635 LPE Vulnerability

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation (LPE). Dubbed

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
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