{"uuid": "91cd157d-aed2-4fd5-a9ab-fb56315cc33d", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-31431", "type": "seen", "source": "https://bsky.app/profile/hn-frontpage-bot.bsky.social/post/3mkqdbcrscg2o", "content": "A critical Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) allowing local privilege escalation, introduced in kernel 4.14, has been fixed in versions 6.18.22, 6.19.12, and 7.0. Older long-term kernels are still vulnerable as the fix does not apply cleanly.", "creation_timestamp": "2026-04-30T19:16:53.240764Z"}