Sourceware server reboots for Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431
Project / Subsystem
binutils / binutils
Date
2026-05-01
Proposer
Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
All attributes
- project
- binutils
- subsystem
- binutils
- patch_id
- —
- discussion_id
- 20260501192430.GU11304@gnu.wildebeest.org
- source_type
- public_inbox
- title
- Sourceware server reboots for Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431
- headline
- Sourceware server reboots for Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431
- tldr
- Sourceware servers are being rebooted to address the Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431 Linux kernel vulnerability.
- proposer
- Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
- []
- series_id
- —
- series_role
- standalone
- series_parts
- []
- tags
-
- • infrastructure
- • security
- • reboot
- • CVE
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
Sourceware server reboots for Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431
Sourceware servers are undergoing reboots to address a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel (Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431). Kernel packages are being updated, and security band-aids are being installed on various servers and VMs. The reboots may cause disruption.