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Copy Fail: What European Businesses Need to Know About CVE-2026-31431
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel was publicly disclosed on April 29, 2026. CVE-2026-31431, nicknamed “Copy Fail,” allows any local user on a Linux system to escalate their privileges to root. It affects every major Linux distribution shipping kernels built since 2017, and a working exploit was published within hours of the disclosure. This…
