AF_ALG

The Linux 7.2 kernel is proceeding with a full deprecation of the AF_ALG interface due to a "massive attack surface" that has become increasingly vulnerable to AI and LLM-based discovery tools. Kernel…

Together AI disabled the vulnerable `algif_aead` kernel module across its entire infrastructure within hours of exploit details for CVE-2026-31431, a Linux kernel bug that gives unprivileged local use…