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LINUX COPY FAIL FLAW EXPOSES BILLIONS TO PRIVILEGE ESCALATION
A critical security vulnerability called "Copy Fail" affects nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017, allowing any user to gain administrator privileges. Security firm Theori disclosed the flaw as CVE-2026-31431 on Wednesday.
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Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called "Copy Fail" that al…