AI-Assisted Scan Exposes Linux Kernel OverlayFS Vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) Driving Container Escapes
A previously overlooked flaw in the Linux kernel’s overlay filesystem just became the fastest route from a compromised container to root on the host. Tracked as CVE-2026-31431 and rated high severity, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild to break container isolation on unpatched hosts. In modern cloud environments where containers run everything from…
