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Parrot Linux 7.2 Release Notes

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Parrot Linux 7.2 was released on 7 May 2026. The most important item is a security one: the kernel ships with the fix for CVE-2026-31431 “Copy Fail”, a local root privilege-escalation bug in Linux.

Security

  • Linux 6.19.13 with the Copy Fail patch. If you run any older Parrot kernel, upgrade now.
  • Synced with the latest Debian 13 upstream updates.

Tool updates

  • BloodHound 9.0.0
  • netexec 1.5.1
  • sqlmap 1.10.3
  • legion 0.7.0
  • httpx-toolkit 1.7.4
  • parrot-updater 2.0.8

Under the hood

  • The migration of Parrot’s own utilities to a new Go codebase continues.
  • parrot-menu received new desktop entries.
  • parrot-core now checks Flatpak-installed packages as part of system maintenance.

How to upgrade to Parrot Linux 7.2

sudo parrot-upgrade

Reboot so the patched kernel is loaded. Verify with uname -r.

Upgrade checklist

  1. Back up /home and any tool configs you customised (Burp projects, Metasploit database, wordlists).
  2. Make sure you have at least 5 GB free on /; kernel and tool updates are large.
  3. Run the upgrade on a wired connection or stable Wi-Fi; if it is interrupted, re-run sudo apt --fix-broken install then sudo parrot-upgrade again.
  4. Reboot. Confirm the kernel with uname -r and the release with cat /etc/os-release.
  5. If a tool misbehaves after the upgrade, check troubleshooting or run it through Rocket in a container.

Fresh install instead?

Download the current ISO from the download page, verify the hash (guide), write it to USB (guide) and follow the installation guide. Minimums are in system requirements.

Official images are published by the Parrot project on its download page.