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The same 732-byte Python script roots every Linux distribution shipped since 2017 (copy.fail)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@programming.dev
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woaw

also a good blog post about it https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions

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[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The kernel 6.12.73-1 used by Debian Trixie is still vulnerable. Applying security updates should update the kernel to 6.12.85-1 and fix the issue.

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31431