CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 — From a NULL Pointer to Root: Exploiting AFALG AEAD in the Linux Kernel Bug class: Null pointer dereference → heap OOB write → credential overwrite Affected subsystem: net/alg/afalg.c Impact: Local Privilege Escalation unprivileged user → root Affected kernels: Linux 4.4 – 4.9...