CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 Copy Fail — C PoC Trivial unprivileged LPE by writing 4 controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable file via a logic bug in AFALG kernel 4.14 → early 2026. Corrupt /usr/bin/su in-memory, then run it → root. Build & Run 1. Generate an ELF payload reverse shell example...

CVE-2026-31431

CopyFail CVE-2026-31431 Overview CopyFail is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-31431, targeting a memory corruption vulnerability in the Linux Kernel Crypto API AFALG. The exploit leverages the splice system call to perform unauthorized page-cache patching of the /usr/bin/su binary, enablin...

copyfail-dfir

CVE-2026-31431 Copy Fail: DFIR Investigation Walkthrough An interactive, step-by-step forensic investigation walkthrough for the Copy Fail Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2026-31431. Click through an incident response scenario, from SIEM alert to confirmed verdict, with the commands an analyst wou...

copyfail

CVE-2026-31431 — "Copy Fail" Safe Detection Script A read-only detection script for the Copy Fail Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability. No exploit code. No AFALG socket opened. No files written outside /etc/modprobe.d only when you apply the mitigation manually. Background Copy...

copyfail-mitigation

CVE-2026-31431 — Copy Fail Linux Kernelalgifaead Privilege Escalation / Memory Corruption Ansible-based audit and mitigation playbooks — ready to run in production Overview Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's algifaead module — the userspace-facing AEAD interface of...

CVE-2026-31431-Report-Copy-fail-Vulnerability-

CVE-2026-31431 — Copy Fail: Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Educational analysis of the Copy Fail vulnerability in the Linux kernel. Covers the memory corruption mechanism, privilege escalation flow, container escape, and defensive countermeasures. ⚠️ Disclaimer This repository is for educationa...

CVE-2026-31431-python-copyfail-POC

CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail - Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431 is a critical logic bug in the Linux kernel's cryptographic subsystem that allows unprivileged users to achieve privilege escalation to root. The vulnerability affects Linux kernels 6.0.0 through 6.18.x across...

Weekly-Breach-Investigation--006

Copy Fail Vulnerability CVE-2026-31431 Summary High-severity local privilege escalation flaw in the Linux kernel, allowing unprivileged users to gain root access by corrupting the in-memory page cache. Impacts Linux distributions since 2017 and poses serious risks to cloud and containerized...

CVE_kernellinux_jsh

CVEkernellinuxjsh — kernelsec Framework Author: jshDevs · Version: 0.1.0-scaffold · License: MIT Modular Bash framework for auditing and remediating critical Linux kernel CVEs on RPM-based distributions AlmaLinux 8/9, Rocky Linux 8/9, CentOS Stream 8/9/10. Covered CVEs CVE| Subsystem| Type| CVSS|...

ansible-role-cve-2026-31431

ansible-role-cve-2026-31431 Ansible role to apply and later remove the modprobe.d mitigation for CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" in the Linux kernel's AFALG / algifaead subsystem. Tested on Debian. Pull requests for other distributions, edge cases, or improvements are very welcome. What it does The ro...

CVE-2026-31431

🚨 CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail A critical 9-year-old flaw in the Linux kernel that allows obtaining root access in seconds 📋 Executive Summary Attribute| Details ---|--- CVE| CVE-2026-31431 Nickname| Copy Fail Type| Local Privilege Escalation LPE CVSS| 7.8 High Discovered by| Theori Xint Code...

afalg-check

Itsumma AFALG Check Diagnostic utility for Linux that checks: availability of AFALG / algifaead and helps assess the risk of CVE-2026-31431 copy-fail; the presence of an attack surface for the Dirty Frag vulnerability class xfrm-ESP Page-Cache Write + RxRPC Page-Cache Write chain across the esp4,...

XCP_ng_CVE-2026-31431_tester

CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" — XCP-ng Laboratory Detector A safe, non-destructive detector script for CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail", validated against XCP-ng 8.3 LTS prior to the May 5, 2026 security update. ⚠️ Authorized use only. Run this script exclusively on systems you own or are explicitly...

CVE-2026-31431-Copy-Fail---Advanced-LPE-Proof-of-Concept---C-Rewrite

CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" - Advanced LPE Proof-of-Concept - C Rewrite An advanced, byte-perfect Local Privilege Escalation LPE Proof-of-Concept PoC for CVE-2026-31431 , exploiting a logic flaw in the Linux kernel's cryptography subsystem algifaead. This repository contains a highly optimized C...

copy-fail-CVE-2026-31431-poc

CVE-2026-31431 — Copy Fail Proof of Concept This repository contains a Proof of Concept exploit for CVE-2026-31431 , a high-severity Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows any unprivileged local user to gain root access. The flaw, dubbed “Copy Fail”, resides in the...

cve-2026-31431-copy-fail

CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" Scanner & Patch Helper Copy Fail is an automated security scanner and patch helper for detecting and remediating the CVE-2026-31431 vulnerability Linux Kernel algifaead Local Privilege Escalation across your Linux infrastructure. Table of Contents Description Key Featur...

copy-fail-CVE-2026-31431-shell

CVE-2026-31431 - copyfail shell Local privilege escalation via AFALG socket + splice page-cache overwrite. Overwrites a read-only SUID binary /usr/bin/su with a minimal ELF that calls setuid0 + execve"/bin/sh". No race condition, no per-distro offsets, single shot. $ ./copyfailexp.sh Kernel:...

CVE-2026-31431

CopyFail2 CVE-2026-31431 - Python Implementation Python port of the CopyFail2 kernel exploit leveraging xfrm ESP-in-UDP MSGSPLICEPAGES no-COW fast path for unprivileged Linux local privilege escalation. Replaces a nologin/false entry in /etc/passwd with a passwordless uid-0 user and drops into a...

copy-fail-fix

copy-fail-fix Per-distro mitigation scripts for CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" — a Linux kernel algifaead local privilege escalation that affects essentially every distro shipped since 2017. Each script either installs a patched kernel from your distribution's repos when one is available or, if not,...

cve-2026-31431-copyfail

CVE-2026-31431 — "Copy Fail" 🔐 Educational technical analysis of one of the most significant Linux kernel vulnerabilities since Dirty Pipe 2022. This repository is intended for research, study, and defense. No functional exploit is distributed here. Table of Contents What is it? For laypeople: th...