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Question on the #CopyFail Linux vulnerability:
If "lsmod | grep algif_aead" returns nothing, is the vulnerability not exploitable?
Most of my Linux machines are running older, non-patched kernels, but it doesn't seem like the affected kernel module is active... so does that mean a system that returns nothing for "lsmod | grep algif_aead" is not at risk for this exploit?
#Linux
Published at
2026-04-30 19:37:59 UTCEvent JSON
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