Btrfs Vulnerability
The latest Btrfs Vulnerability coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2026-46159: Btrfs Race Condition Leaks Kernel Heap Data to Local Users
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46159 on May 28, 2026, detailing a kernel information leak in the Btrfs filesystem driver that allows local attackers to read uninitialized heap...
CVE-2026-43299: Btrfs Kernel Crash Threatens Linux and Windows WSL Systems
A critical vulnerability in the Btrfs filesystem, tracked as CVE-2026-43299, can trigger a kernel crash when the filesystem transitions to read-only mode, potentially affecting millions of Linux...
CVE-2026-43308: Linux Kernel Btrfs Bug Fix Replaces Kernel Panic with Graceful Error Handling
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published CVE-2026-43308 on May 8, 2026, marking a significant Linux kernel security update that converts a system-crashing BUG() macro into ordinary error...
Microsoft's Azure Linux Btrfs Fix: What You Need to Know About CVE-2024-39496 and Your Other Linux Images
Microsoft has publicly confirmed that Azure Linux – its in-house distribution powering many cloud workloads – ships the vulnerable Btrfs kernel code behind CVE-2024-39496, a use-after-free bug...