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Re:CopyFail was not disclosed to Gentoo developer by jcalvinowens on Thursday April 30, 2026 @04:25PM (#47967761)
> Kernel LPEs are not rare. This was a particularly simple and portable one, but the underlying raw capability is a CNE commodity.

I absolutely 100% agree with this and I'm glad to see somebody saying it. Any system that is one LPE away from being compromised is already insecure.

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