In late April 2026, the Linux community caught wind of a new vulnerability dubbed Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431). It’s a bug in the algif_aead kernel module that opens the door to local privilege escalation. To put it brutally simple: if your server is already running some shady third-party code or a web app gets breached, the attacker essentially gets a straight shot to root access.
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