How Cloudflare responded to the “Copy Fail” Linux vulnerability
2026-05-11T19:24:05Z•52b9d54e9729343c3e4102e9388bd8bffd6752819f0b8424acd2252f7b8c9c8e
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What happened
A critical Linux kernel privilege-escalation vulnerability dubbed “Copy Fail” was publicly disclosed. Cloudflare’s security and engineering teams detected, investigated, and implemented mitigations across their global fleet, confirming zero customer impact and no evidence of malicious exploitation.
Why it matters
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- 2026-05-11T19:24:05Z
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- Yes
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