[kwlug-disc] Copy-Fail CVE-2026-31431

[Chris Frey]

Seems that most of Ubuntu's kernels are not fixed yet.  Hopefully soon.

They are dealing with a DDoS attack too, from what I hear.

- Chris


On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 09:17:05PM -0400, Jason wrote:
> Pretty critical kernel exploit that allows local privilege escalation'
> 
> https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31431
> 
> Video explanation:
> https://youtube.com/shorts/UIXYsZ67VCo?si=gBrke6vANgmU38r4
> 
> Make sure to update your machines , and make sure you're on a patched
> version. Trackers for common distros:
> 
> - RedHat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-31431
> - Debian https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31431
> - Ubuntu https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-31431
> - Suse: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31431.html
> - Arch: https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2026-31431

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