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Message-ID: <adf629c9-12e4-4c70-8ace-37e46e8198b4@rs-labs.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:04:21 +0200
From: Roman Medina-Heigl Hernandez <roman@...labs.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE-2026-31431: CopyFail: linux local privilege
 scalation

El 30/04/2026 a las 3:52, Solar Designer escribió:
> Another curious detail is the exploit needs Python newer than EL9
> installs by default, which might slow down some script kiddies a little
> bit.  The above Python 3.11 worked (before the mitigation), but Rocky
> Linux 9.7's default install of 3.9 did not (has no os.splice).

Well, script kiddies can still build these exploits static-ELF and 
upload to vulnerable boxes for an easy pwning:

https://github.com/tgies/copy-fail-c

https://github.com/badsectorlabs/copyfail-go


-- 
Saludos,
-Román


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