Infosecurity Magazine

Nine-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Leaks SSH Keys and Password Hashes

A nine-year-old logic flaw in the Linux kernel's process trace (ptrace) path has been discovered that could let unprivileged ...

The 4th Linux kernel flaw this month can lead to stolen SSH host keys

The 4th Linux kernel flaw this month can lead to stolen SSH host keys ...

Linux vulnerability "Copy Fail" is already being attacked

The Linux "Copy Fail" vulnerability, which grants attackers root privileges, became known before the weekend. It is already ...

Privilege escalation in Linux: Local users can read foreign files

The vulnerability was known for years, fixed Thursday. Hours later, an exploit is available as the kernel team prepares countermeasures.
The Free Press Journal

New 'Copy Fail' Flaw In Linux Kernel Lets Any Local User Seize Root Access: Here's How To Fix It

Tracked as CVE-2026-31431 with a CVSS score of 7.8, Copy Fail was uncovered and named by researchers at Xint.io and Theori. The flaw allows an unprivileged local user to write four controlled bytes ...