Mastodawn

Another reason to love @almalinux ❤️. Patch is now available in the production repositories.

https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-01-cve-2026-31431-copy-fail/

Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) patch ready for testing

The AnnouncementOn April 29, the team at Xint Code disclosed a Linux kernel flaw they have named Copy Fail, tracked as CVE-2026-31431. The bug lives in the kernel’s crypto subsystem — a logic flaw in authencesn chained through AF_ALG and splice() — and it lets any unprivileged local user escalate to root with a 732-byte exploit that the researchers report works unmodified across every mainstream distribution built since 2017. Every supported AlmaLinux release is affected.

AlmaLinux OS

Ilias 21h ago

Jason Evangelho 🐧🎒21h ago

#silentsunday

📍Highway 50, approaching South Lake Tahoe

Ilias 1d ago

No monthly subscription needed for this thiccc boy 😃

Ilias 2d ago

The so-called agile and the 'ship fast and break things' mentality broke a lot of projects and companies. Maybe #Microsoft finally realized that that is not a way to make a great project or product. No one is waiting for broken features and AI crap in their products. I really hope that they can fix Windows with K2, but I'm not sure though. At the end, big money will always win.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/what-is-windows-k2-everything-you-need-to-know-saving-windows-11

What is Windows K2? Inside Microsoft’s big plan to save Windows 11 and win back trust from users.

Microsoft has restructured its Windows team to better position Windows 11 as a strong platform that people should want to use. Here's how it's going about that.

Windows Central

Ilias 3d ago

So-called agility and the corporate tech mentality of 'ship fast, break things' ruined a lot of projects and companies. Maybe #Microsoft is finally realizing that it destroyed a whole community and fan base, and people are not waiting for AI nonsense and broken parts in their systems. I hope that they can turn it around with Windows K2, but I know that at the end of the day money will win.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/what-is-windows-k2-everything-you-need-to-know-saving-windows-11

What is Windows K2? Inside Microsoft’s big plan to save Windows 11 and win back trust from users.

Microsoft has restructured its Windows team to better position Windows 11 as a strong platform that people should want to use. Here's how it's going about that.

Windows Central

Ilias 3d ago

Day wasted because of these idiots

https://mastodon.social/@alexanderkjall/116494154195934959

Ilias 3d ago

alexanderkjall 3d ago

Today I have spent way too much time handling the https://copy.fail situation #copyfail

The persons who discovered it didn't notify the distribution security list, so no patched kernels was available for people to install when they released it.

But they did have time to write an exploit, and thought it was a good idea to distribute that on day one, before vendors had time to provide patches.

I'm not very impressed with xint.io, I guess it's the marketing department that runs the show.

Copy Fail — 732 Bytes to Root

CVE-2026-31431. 100% Reliable Linux LPE — no race, no per-distro offsets, page-cache write that bypasses on-disk file-integrity tools and crosses containers. Found by Xint Code.

Xint

Ilias 5d ago

Mitchell Hashimoto 5d ago

Ghostty is leaving GitHub. I'm GitHub user 1299, joined Feb 2008. I've visited GitHub almost every single day for over 18 years. It's never been a question for me where I'd put my projects: always GitHub. I'm super sad to say this, but its time to go. https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github

Ghostty Is Leaving GitHub

Mitchell Hashimoto

Ilias 5d ago

🌷🌸🐝

Ilias Apr 26

Why Is Everything Proprietary These Days?
https://kevquirk.com/why-is-everything-proprietary-these-days

Why Is Everything Proprietary These Days? - Kev Quirk

Why is everything proprietary these days? Let me tell you a little story...

Kev Quirk

website	https://ilias.sh
xmpp	[email protected]