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CVE-2026-31431: “Copy Fail” Linux kernel flaw lets local users gain root in seconds
Sysdig Blog · 30 April 2026 · 6 min read
A post on sysdig.com, published 30 April 2026, is cited by 2 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 12 October 2026).
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2blogs citing
| Period | Blogs | Links |
|---|---|---|
| All time | 2 | 2 |
| Last 90 days | 0 | 0 |
| Last 30 days | 0 | 0 |
| Last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First cited | 2 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Latest citation | 5 May 2026 |
| Words blogs link it with | 2 |
| External links | 7 |
| Length | 1,282 |
Words blogs link it with
The words blogs link this page with, by how many different blogs use them.
- sysdig detection guidance1 blog
- sysdig’s threat research team1 blog
Cited by 2 blogs in 2 posts
One row per blog, the most recently citing first. Each shows the blog's newest citing post; open a row for the others.
Blog
Newest citing post
Date
pieterbakker.com1 post
CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail, the Linux Exploit That Hid in Plain Sight for Nine Years
linked as “Sysdig detection guidance”
Read at pieterbakker.com (opens in a new tab)5 May 2026
andreafortuna.org1 post
Copy Fail and the forensic blind spot hiding in Linux memory
linked as “Sysdig’s threat research team”
Read at andreafortuna.org (opens in a new tab)2 May 2026
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