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Anyone across this CopyFail bug?

S
May 2, 2026 · 22:26

[Copy Fail](https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions) allows privilege escalation on Linux distributions. The root cause is due to an AEAD encryption bug, writing 4 bytes beyond the AEAD tag. I wish I could say more but I have never read the Linux kernel so this is too deep in the weeds for me. Would love to read a layman’s description of the problem.

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