… The researchers reported the flaw privately to the Linux kernel security team on May 11, 2026, and the team came back with a patch three days later, on May 14. …
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… The bug, officially tracked as CVE-2026-31431 and discovered in Linux kernel versions 7.0 and earlier, was disclosed to the Linux kernel security team in late March, and patched after about a week. …
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