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There is a new linux vulnerability that allows every unprivileged user to become root super easily

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There is a new linux vulnerability that allows every unprivileged user to become root super easily

Zenlix@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

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Copy Fail — 732 Bytes to Root

CVE-2026-31431. 100% Reliable Linux LPE — no race, no per-distro offsets, page-cache write that bypasses on-disk file-integrity tools and crosses containers. Found by Xint Code.

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This is not uncommon for high-profile CVEs. For example, brokenwire.fail, heartbleed.com, spectreattack.com, etc…

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