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-python

copyfailsu.py Python port of badsectorlabs/copyfail-go CVE-2026-31431. Linux only; requires Python 3.10+ os.splice. How it gets root important This tool does not use the /etc/passwd page-cache trick. It overwrites the page cache of the setuidsu binary with embedded shellcode same payloads as the ...

copyfail-check

copyfail-check Shell scripts to detect Linux kernel vulnerabilities, check mitigation status, and guide remediation — designed to run locally or across fleets via SSH, Ansible, or pssh. CVE-2026-31431 — Copy Fail Copy Fail is a high-severity local privilege escalation LPE vulnerability in the Lin...

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:...

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...

Copy-Fail---CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 - Copy Fail - Detection Script Python script to check whether a Linux system is vulnerable to the CVE-2026-31431 Copy Fail flaw, a local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel. The flaw in brief Since 2017 commit 72548b093ee3, the kernel's algifaead cryptographic module has handl...

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...

Copy-fail-CVE-2026-31431-Exploit-in-C

Copy-fail-CVE-2026-31431-Exploit-in-C Discovery and original disclosure of CVE-2026-31431: Theori / Xint. Public writeup: https://copy.fail/. Overview This program targets the Linux kernel’s AFALG AEAD path and attempts to trigger the “Copy Fail” page-cache corruption behavior described in public...

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_audit

CVE-2026-31431 Audit This project provides a professional Python script designed to check if a system is vulnerable to CVE-2026-31431 and demonstrates how to exploit it for research purposes. 🎬 Full Workflow The diagram below illustrates the complete workflow from Environment Audit SCAN, Patch...

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-RCE-Exploit

🔴 CVE-2026-31431 — "Copy Fail" A 9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Logic Bug That Grants Root in Seconds Overview Copy Fail is a high-severity local privilege escalation LPE vulnerability in the Linux kernel's cryptographic subsystem algifaead. Discovered and disclosed by Theori via their Xint Code...

Linux-copy-fail-CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 — Copy Fail Linux Privilege Escalation Overview This repository presents a technical overview and demonstration of CVE-2026-31431 , commonly referred to as Copy Fail , a Linux kernel vulnerability that enables local privilege escalation. The vulnerability affects a wide range of...

CopyFail-for-dummies

Copy Fail / CVE-2026-31431 — Research Notes Overview This repository contains a cleaned-up technical diagram and supporting notes for the Linux kernel vulnerability commonly referred to as Copy Fail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431. The purpose of this material is: to explain the bug mechanism at a...

copy-fail-go

copy-fail-go Go port of grenkoca's Python PoC for CVE-2026-31431 copy-fail. This version compiles to a fully static binary with zero runtime dependencies - no Python, no pip, no libc version constraints. Drop it on any Linux target and run it. It also automatically enumerates all SUID...

CVE-2026-31431

CVE-2026-31431 - Proof-of-Concept Linux algifaead page-cache write to root - Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Writeup https://websec.net/blog/cve-2026-31431-linux-algifaead-page-cache-write-to-root-69f38a4ccddd2db1f520f170 Notes We haven't fully tested yet the PoC, its based on public reference...

copy-fail-CVE-2026-31431

Vulnerability Description Root Cause In 2017, the Linux kernel crypto module authencesn introduced an in-place optimization for AEAD Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data operations. This optimization caused read-only pages in the page cache to be incorrectly placed into a writable...

CVE-2026-31431-PoC

Copy Fail - Python 3.9 PoC CVE-2026-31431 The public Copy Fail exploit wasn't compaitble with python 3.9, this one is. The original was modifed by replacing the unavailable os.splice with a lightweight ctypes polyfill. 🚨 LEGAL DISCLAIMER CFAA & Related Laws THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FOR EDUCATION...

cve-2026-31431-detection

CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" — Paquete de Detección Defensiva Una colección lista para producción de reglas de detección y guía de triaje para CVE-2026-31431, una escalada de privilegios local del kernel de Linux en la interfaz criptográfica algifaead divulgada por Theori Xint Code Research. La...

CVE-2026-31431-CopyFail-Lab

CVE-2026-31431 "Copy Fail" — Laboratorio de LPE en el Kernel de Linux Descripción general Este repositorio documenta una investigación completa de laboratorio sobre CVE-2026-31431 Copy Fail , una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios local LPE de alta severidad en el módulo criptográfico...