Linux Kernel Security
The latest Linux Kernel Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2025-37930: Critical Linux Kernel Vulnerability in Nouveau Driver Impacts Azure Linux
A significant security vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel's Nouveau graphics driver, tracked as CVE-2025-37930, which Microsoft has confirmed affects its Azure Linux distribution....
Azure Linux CVE-2025-37770 Vulnerability: Microsoft's Attestation & Security Implications
Microsoft's recent security disclosure regarding Azure Linux and CVE-2025-37770 has generated significant discussion in the security community, revealing important nuances about vulnerability...
CVE-2025-37936: Critical Linux Kernel Bug Threatens Azure & WSL Security
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel's performance monitoring subsystem has raised significant security concerns for Microsoft's cloud infrastructure and Windows Subsystem for Linux...
CVE-2025-37810: Critical Linux DWC3 Driver Flaw Threatens Azure & Windows Subsystem for Linux
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's DWC3 USB gadget driver, tracked as CVE-2025-37810, has been patched after researchers discovered a dangerous bounds-check omission that could allow...
CVE-2025-37772: Critical Linux Kernel RDMA Flaw Threatens Azure & Enterprise Systems
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-37772, has sent shockwaves through the enterprise computing and cloud security communities. This critical flaw in the Remote Direct...
CVE-2025-37755: Azure Linux hit by kernel NULL-pointer flaw, but other systems may be at risk too
Microsoft has confirmed that Azure Linux is vulnerable to a newly disclosed kernel bug, CVE-2025-37755, but the company’s advisory stops short of declaring other Microsoft-distributed Linux...
Azure Linux Kernel Bug CVE-2025-23163 Puts Cloud Workloads at Risk of Deadlock — What to Do
Microsoft has confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution is vulnerable to a Linux kernel flaw that can deadlock systems under specific network configurations, and it published a machine-readable VEX...
Linux SMB Client Vulnerability CVE-2024-35869: Patch Guide & Windows Security Implications
A critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SMB client, tracked as CVE-2024-35869, has been patched upstream and back-ported by major Linux distributors following coordinated...
CVE-2010-0291: The Linux Kernel's do_mremap Memory Management Vulnerability Explained
In 2010, a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's memory management subsystem sent shockwaves through the open-source community, exposing fundamental flaws in how operating systems handle...
Linux Kernel Patch Fixes Lenovo ThinkLMI Opcode Order Flaw in Password Checks
A critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Lenovo ThinkLMI driver has been patched, addressing a flaw that could allow attackers to bypass firmware password protections on Lenovo...