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

[Mikalai Birukou]

> L1, on security -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ySErnrYvGs -- and
> watching it, start to think that it is Better Oflline (there is !yt
> channel too).
>
> Looking forward to see you this Monday.

 From older exploits, but news in nuance for me, at least: around 10:10 
in L1's video, paraphrasing, " ... targeting physics and chemistry 
simulation software ... introducing floating point operation 
inaccuracies ... "

[ ... do you still want Bell/government router? ]

>> 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