Docker Desktop release notes — Security
The Extensions settings page now includes a security notice that extensions run with host-level privileges and are not audited by Docker.
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The Extensions settings page now includes a security notice that extensions run with host-level privileges and are not audited by Docker. Fixed CVE-2026-31431 ("copy.fail") by backporting an upstream Linux kernel patch that prevents an unprivileged container user from gaining root inside the container via a controlled write into the host VM page cache.
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