seclists.org · Apr 29, 2026 08:24 PM UTC

oss-sec: CVE-2026-31431: CopyFail: linux local privilege scalation

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Hi, This is currently making the rounds and looks pretty severe: https://copy.fail/ A local privilege escalation vulnerability with a working PoC python script ...

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oss-sec: CVE-2026-31431: CopyFail: linux local privilege scalation

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