Copy fail?

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There was already an update to protect the Zorin computers.

CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) Patch Status for Zorin OS 18.1

Hello community, I have Zorin OS 18.1 (kernel 6.17) and I'm concerned about the recent Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) Linux kernel vulnerability that allows local privilege escalation to root. Questions: Is a official patch/kernel update being worked on for Zorin OS 18.1? When can we expect the patch release (Linux 6.18.22+ or backport)? Are there currently available HWE kernels with the fix in Zorin repositories? For now, I've temporarily blacklisted the algif_aead module, but I'm waiting for…

So make sure that your system is updated.