Xint Code disclosed CVE-2026-31431, an authencesn scratch-write bug chaining AF_ALG + splice() into a 4-byte page cache write. A 732-byte PoC gets root on Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, RHEL, SUSE. | AI for Security, Vulnerability Research
Windows has an overwhelming market share in PCs. Exploitable vulnerabilities that let hackers own it are going to be huge news for as long as that remains the case, because it directly impacts the lives and personal data of more people.
That said, I’m seeing lots of people talk about this particular Linux vulnerability, so I’m not even sure what your gripe is.
Windows has an overwhelming market share in PCs. Exploitable vulnerabilities that let hackers own it are going to be huge news for as long as that remains the case, because it directly impacts the lives and personal data of more people.
That said, I’m seeing lots of people talk about this particular Linux vulnerability, so I’m not even sure what your gripe is.