Dan

Dan

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Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): the modprobe.d + rmmod recipe everyone is sharing does nothing on RHEL/Alma/Rocky/Oracle. They ship algif_aead built in. On Debian/Ubuntu it auto-loads when anything binds AF_ALG — no default protection. PoC fails on Busybox/Alpine but still vulnerable. Details below.

secwest.netHow to block CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) - secwest.net - secure virtual engagementHow to block CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) — the Linux kernel algif_aead local privilege escalation that poisons setuid binaries via the shared page cache. Fleet-scale module disable, RHEL built-in worka...

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This is basically like Mastodon for vulnerability records, except data actually propagates across the whole network instead of staying siloed. Federated vulnerability intelligence, along with legacy CVEs, all map into a shared global index with no single point of failure.

Socket@socket.dev

🪲 CIRCL's GCVE initiative launched its decentralized publishing ecosystem today alongside Vulnerability-Lookup 4.1.0. Any CNA, CSIRT, or vendor with a disclosure policy can now publish vulnerability data without routing through a central authority. socket.dev/blog/gcve-la...

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Thanks @ycabreraoc.bsky.social I love this series and youre such a fantastic speaker. Its like a fountain of knowledge.

Yvette Cendes@whereisyvette.bsky.social

Astronomer here! Want to learn more about what caused the big northern lights display this week? Check out this free lecture on Earth’s magnetosphere from my class on the solar system! 🔭🧪🎢 youtu.be/zRfr1mPjml4

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Turns out you can communicate across containers via 63-bits of available space in a shared lock you acquire on /proc/self/ns/time that all processes have access to. No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers. h4x0r.org/funreliable/

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker railed against President Donald Trump for suggesting he would deploy federal forces to Chicago, accusing the administration of “searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.”

cnn.comPritzker tells Trump to stay out of Chicago: ‘You are neither wanted here nor needed here’ | CNN PoliticsIllinois Gov. JB. Pritzker on Monday railed against President Donald Trump for suggesting he would deploy federal forces to Chicago, accusing the administration of “searching for ways to lay the groun...

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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect. As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

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Security firm Trail of Bits has open-sourced Buttercup, a Cyber Reasoning System (CRS) developed for the AIxCC (AI Cyber Challenge). It is designed to find and patch software vulnerabilities in open-source code repositories. blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/08/b... github.com/trailofbits/...

blog.trailofbits.comButtercup is now open-source!Now that DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) has officially ended, we can finally make Buttercup, our CRS (Cyber Reasoning System), open source!

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Hello, many new Bluesky followers! I’m a WIRED reporter looking to talk to people about the repercussions of Trump/Musk’s cuts. (In and outside of US) In particular on issues such as child protection, cybercrime, national security, intel sharing I can be reached on Signal: mattburgess.20

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