[Security] CopyFail Compromises the Last 9 Years of Linux Distros
3 messages · started by Devi Garcia on Apr 30, 2026
[Security] CopyFail Compromises the Last 9 Years of Linux Distros
From Devi Garcia · Apr 30, 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFLpDc909yY
Fix:
echo "install algif_aead /bin/false" > /etc/modprobe.d/disable-algif-aead.conf rmmod algif_aead 2>/dev/null
Info:
[Security] CopyFail Compromises the Last 9 Years of Linux Distros
From Devi Garcia · Apr 30, 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFLpDc909yY
Fix:
echo "install algif_aead /bin/false" > /etc/modprobe.d/disable-algif-aead.conf rmmod algif_aead 2>/dev/null
Info:
Re: [Security] CopyFail Compromises the Last 9 Years of Linux Distros
From s B · Apr 30, 2026
You’re writing to a root-owned system file without elevated privileges.
Fix (run exactly this):
echo "install algif_aead /bin/false" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/disable-algif-aead.conf
Then remove the module:
sudo rmmod algif_aead 2>/dev/null
On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM Devi Garcia <dmarc-noreply@freelists.org> wrote:
Quoted reply
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFLpDc909yY Fix: echo "install algif_aead /bin/false" > /etc/modprobe.d/disable-algif-aead.conf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFLpDc909yYFix:<span>echo</span> <span>"install algif_aead /bin/false"</span> > /etc/modprobe.d/disable-algif-aead.conf rmmod algif_aead 2>/dev/nullInfo: