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Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions
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Rushed Patches Follow Broken Embargo on Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
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2026-005: High Vulnerability in the Linux Kernel ("Copy Fail")
Linux kernel flaw CVE-2026-31431 ('Copy Fail', CVSS 7.8) allows unprivileged users to gain root via AF_ALG; a public PoC is out and most distros remain unpatched.
Disclosed on 29 April 2026, CVE-2026-31431 is a local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's algif_aead module (AF_ALG crypto API), CVSS 7.8, stemming from a 2017 in-place optimisation. By chaining an AF_ALG socket operation with splice(), an unprivileged user can write 4 bytes into an arbitrary page-cache page, e.g. corrupting a setuid binary like /usr/bin/su to obtain a root shell. It affects virtually all kernels built since 2017, including Ubuntu 20.04-24.04, Amazon Linux 2023, RHEL 10.1, and SUSE 16; the mainline fix landed 1 April 2026 but no vendor packages were available as of 30 April. CERT-EU recommends the interim mitigation (disable algif_aead) and blocking AF_ALG via seccomp, prioritising Kubernetes nodes and CI/CD runners.
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⚡ Weekly Recap: AI-Powered Phishing, Android Spying Tool, Linux Exploit, GitHub RCE & More
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Backdoor Xz Utils Linux Open Source
Infosecurity Magazine covers the XZ Utils open-source backdoor, a malicious implant in liblzma that targeted OpenSSH on major Linux distributions.
The article covers the XZ Utils backdoor, a malicious implant introduced into the widely used open-source compression library. The compromised liblzma code manipulated functions used by OpenSSH, nearly reaching stable releases of major Linux distributions before discovery. The incident is a prominent example of software supply chain compromise targeting critical open-source infrastructure.
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Microsoft Fixes 78 Flaws, 5 Zero-Days Exploited; CVSS 10 Bug Impacts Azure DevOps Server
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URGENT: Microsoft Patches 57 Security Flaws, Including 6 Actively Exploited Zero
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Microsoft Patches 67 Vulnerabilities Including WEBDAV Zero
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