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Message-ID: <CACHV8XoX5vtjH3d1KKhQJ5_fr8qBRG7pnWFsLxw5UzngeoeA=Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 17:44:52 +0100
From: Emily Shepherd <emily@...coat.dev>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: Sam James <sam@...too.org>, Taeyang Lee <0wn@...ori.io>, 
	Brad Spengler <spender@...ecurity.net>, Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
Subject: Re: Precise disclosure contents for copyfail (Re:
 CVE-2026-31431: CopyFail: linux local privilege scalation)

> Why this specific one is somehow
> more "special" than others was not obvious except after the fact because
> the submitter decided to provide their exploit code to the world to show
> off their tool

Was the PoC of the exploit / some description of its severity not
made available by the reporter to the security team / maintainer when
they reported it?

--
Emily Shepherd
Red Coat Development

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