This critical Linux vulnerability is putting millions of systems at risk - how to protect yours

CVE-2026-31431, also known as Copy Fail, is a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that's been hiding out since 2017 and is ...
SecurityWeek

‘Copy Fail’ Logic Flaw in Linux Kernel Enables System Takeover

Copy Fail, a logic bug in the Linux kernel, allows users to write 4-byte code into other files’ page cache and achieve root ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Nine-Year-Old Zero-Day Flaw in Linux Kernel Discovered by AI-Equipped Security Researcher

A researcher from offensive security firm Theori has found a nine-year-old flaw in the Linux kernel with the help of AI ...
Linux Journal

Kernel Korner - Network Programming in the Kernel

All Linux distributions provide a wide range of network applications—from dæmons that provide a variety of services such as WWW, mail and SSH to client programs that access one or more of these ...
CSO Online

‘Trivial’ exploit can give attackers root access to Linux kernel

Experts say until the distros release patches, CSOs have to beware of unauthorized privilege escalation; Kubernetes container ...
Linux Journal

Kernel Korner: The Linux Test Project

The Linux Test Project (LTP) was developed to improve the Linux kernel by bringing automated testing to kernel design. Prior to the LTP, no formal testing environment was available to Linux developers ...