Malicious actors with code execution capability may gain root access on Linux systems using as few as 10 lines of Python, according to a researcher.

The discoverers have named the root vulnerability "Copy Fail". All major distributions since 2017 are affected.

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A high-severity Linux vulnerability, “Copy Fail” (CVE-2026-31431), enables root privilege escalation across cloud ...

A logic flaw sitting undetected in the Linux kernel for nearly nine years lets any unprivileged local user gain root access ...

Copy Fail was identified by Theori’s researchers with assistance from their Xint Code AI tool. According to a blog post, ...

Copy Fail could represent a significant security risk in the making. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at ...

A severe security flaw, dubbed Copy Fail, affecting Linux distributions since 2017 has been identified using AI scanning by ...

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of ...

CVE-2026-31431 CVSS 7.8 flaw since 2017 enables root via 732-byte exploit, impacting major Linux distributions.

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels ...