kbd: Local privilege escalation in openvt via incorrect process owner verification allowing passwordless root login

openvt -u is intended to identify the owner of the current VT and then execute login as that user from a privileged context. In the documented kbrequest/init usage, the ownership test in authenticateuser relies on stat"/proc//fd/0". stat on /proc//fd/0 follows the symlink to the underlying TTY...

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...

CVE-2026-31431-mitigacion

CVE-2026-31431 — Complete Technical Analysis Classification: Local Privilege Escalation LPE — Linux Kernel CVSS: 7.8 High Impact: unprivileged user → root Affected module: algifaead AFALG kernel subsystem Table of Contents 1. Why is it vulnerable? 2. Which versions are affected? 3. How it is...

CVE-2026-31431-Exploit

CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" Exploit A professional proof-of-concept for the CVE-2026-31431 vulnerability, a critical flaw in the Linux kernel's algifaead / authencesn page-cache handling. Overview The CVE-2026-31431 vulnerability, colloquially known as "Copy Fail" , involves a page-cache...

CVE-2026-31431-Analysis-and-Fix

CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" — Technical Deep Dive Severity: CVSS 7.8 High Class: Local Privilege Escalation Introduced: Linux 4.14 2017 Fixed: commit a664bf3d603d 1. Background CVE-2026-31431 is a local privilege escalation flaw in the Linux kernel's algifaead module — the AEAD socket interface of...

copy-fail-CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 — Copy Fail Linux kernel local privilege escalation via AFALG + splice page-cache overwrite For authorized security research, penetration testing, and educational purposes only. Do not use against systems you do not own or have explicit written permission to test. Technical Writeup...

CVE-2026-31431-PoC

CVE-2026-31431 PoC Local Privilege Escalation in the Linux Kernel via algifaead Page Cache Write "Copy Fail" Author: Van Glenndon Enad Original Discovery: Theori / Xint Code Research Team Taeyang Lee Published: April 29, 2026 Severity: High CVSS v3.1 Score: 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Vector:...

GhostShell

GhostShell CVE-2026-31431 — Local Privilege Escalation via Linux Kernel Page Cache Corruption GhostShell is a local privilege escalation tool that exploits a flaw in the Linux kernel's authencesn AEAD crypto implementation to obtain a root shell from an unprivileged user account. It corrupts the...

cve-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" — Detection & Safe Kernel Patch Scripts Linux kernel local privilege escalation via algifaead AFALG CVSS 7.8 HIGH | Public disclosure: April 2026 ⚡ Quick Start 1. Detection Script safe, read-only Run as a normal user: curl -fsSL...

CVE-2026-31431-CopyFail-static-ELF--POC

CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail - 587-byte static ELF I did not find this bug. Credit goes to Xint Code / Theori. This repo is my take on making the exploit as small as possible - a hand-rolled x8664 ELF that does the full LPE in 587 bytes. No libc, no linker, no runtime. Just NASM and stubbornness. In...

Copy-Fail---CVE-2026-31431

Copy-Fail---CVE-2026-31431 CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" - Analysis and defensive research for the Linux kernel AFALG privilege escalation vulnerability affecting all major distributions since 2017. 100% reliable LPE via authencesn logic flaw Files include a binary , that automates the whole process...

CopyFail-Exploits-CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 — Copy Fail Educational repository with multi-language implementations of the Copy Fail exploit. Created and maintained by @shotafry — because reading the CVE is not enough. You have to reproduce it. 📖 Leer en Español Table of Contents What is Copy Fail? Who discovered it? Severity...

RK35xx-CopyFail-Hotfix

RK35xx Kernel Patch: CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" RK35xx CopyFail Hotfix: CVE-2026-31431 Patch for Joshua Riek's Ubuntu 24.04 A community-provided, pre-compiled kernel patch for all RK35xx single-board computers Rock 5, Orange Pi 5, NanoPC, etc. running Joshua Riek's Ubuntu 24.04 Kernel...

CVE-2026-41651-analysis

CVE-2026-41651 — Pack2TheRoot Analysis PackageKit Local Privilege Escalation TOCTOU Race Condition CVSS v3.1: 8.8 HIGH | CWE-367 | Published: 2026-04-22 📌 Overview This repository compiles a personal analysis report and research material on the PackageKit local privilege escalation vulnerability...

CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 — Copy Fail 中文版 732 Bytes to Root on Every Major Linux Distribution CVE-2026-31431 Copy Fail is a logic bug in the Linux kernel's authencesn cryptographic template. It allows an unprivileged local user to trigger a deterministic, controlled 4-byte write into the page cache of any...

CVE-2026-31431-PocC

CVE-2026-31431-PoC CVE-2026-31431 PoC reproduced in C, usable for exploitation when Python is not available on the target environment. Vulnerability Basic Information Vulnerability type: Linux kernel AFALG subsystem page cache poisoning, achieving local privilege escalation and possible container...

CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 Proof of Concept PoC This repository contains a Proof of Concept PoC exploit for CVE-2026-31431 , demonstrating a local privilege escalation vulnerability. !WARNING This project is intended strictly for educational and security research purposes only. Use it only on systems you own...

EUVD-2026-95242

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in the cpwrapper component. A low-privileged local user could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges and access or modify sensitive system files...

CVE-2026-84245

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in the cp_wrapper component due to improper privilege management (CWE-269). A low-privileged local user can exploit this flaw to gain root privileges , allowing for the unauthorized access or modification of sensitive...