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Researchers have disclosed CVE-2026-31431, a critical local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel known as "Copy Fail." This deterministic logic flaw resides in the cryptographic subsystem's algif_aead module and allows unprivileged users to consistently gain root access across nearly all major distributions released since 2017. Unlike many exploits, it does not rely on race conditions or memory offsets, making it 100% reliable through a simple 732-byte Python script.
The vulnerability stems from an in-place optimization bug that allows an attacker to overwrite four bytes in the system's file page cache, effectively modifying privileged binaries like su or sudo in memory without altering the physical disk. This allows for stealthy container escapes and host takeovers. Organizations are urged to apply vendor-issued kernel patches immediately or disable the affected module as an interim mitigation to secure their CI/CD pipelines and multi-tenant environments.
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