Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): What Linux administrators need to know now
Copy Fail, or CVE-2026-31431, is a Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability that can let an unprivileged local user corrupt page-cache-backed file data under specific conditions and potentially escalate privileges. Exposure depends on the running vendor kernel and backported fixes. Installing a vendor-provided kernel fix is the primary remediation, with temporary mitigations available in some environments if patching is delayed.