Linux Kernel Security
The latest Linux Kernel Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Critical Exynos DRM Bug CVE-2026-45958 Allows Privilege Escalation via User EDID Pointer
Linux kernel maintainers stamped CVE-2026-45958 on a dangerous bug lurking inside the Exynos DRM subsystem. Assigned on May 27, 2026, the flaw lives in the VIDI virtual display driver, where the...
CVE-2026-46049: Infinite Loop in Linux ALSA Driver for Creative X-Fi Cards Crashes Systems, Underscoring Legacy Code Risks
On May 27, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46049, an infinite loop vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ALSA ctxfi driver. The bug lurks in the S/PDIF passthrough path...
Linux Kernel rxrpc Flaw CVE-2026-46000: WSL2 and Cloud Workflows at Risk
The Linux kernel project has published a critical fix for a buffer handling flaw in the rxrpc subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46000. Disclosed through kernel.org on May 27, 2026, and simultaneously...
CVE-2026-45892 Exploit: Patch WSL ext4 Driver Now to Prevent Data Loss
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on May 27, 2026, published CVE-2026-45892, a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ext4 filesystem. The bug stems from stale extent-cache state...
Linux RxRPC Kernel Flaw CVE-2026-45998 Gets 7.8 CVSS Score—Here’s How to Patch It Now
The Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-45998 has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High) by the National Vulnerability Database, confirming that a local attacker could exploit...
CVE-2026-46068: Linux Kernel IBM Power NX 842 Crypto Allocator Bug – Patch Now (May 2026)
A newly published Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46068, exposes a memory allocator mismatch in the IBM Power NX 842 crypto compression driver. The flaw was received by the National...
CVE-2026-45956: Linux Kernel Exynos DRM VIDI Driver Ioctl Flaw Can Crash Systems
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s Exynos DRM VIDI driver, designated CVE-2026-45956, can be exploited by local attackers to crash affected systems, the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)...
CVE-2026-46056: Critical Linux Bluetooth Use-After-Free Flaw Demands Immediate Patching
A severe memory safety vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem has been disclosed, tracked as CVE-2026-46056. Published by kernel.org and added to the National Vulnerability Database...
CVE-2026-46077: Linux Atmel TDES DMA Sync Bug Exposes Embedded Devices — A Warning for Windows Driver Devs
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46077 on May 27, 2026, bringing attention to a subtle yet dangerous flaw in the Linux kernel’s Atmel TDES cryptographic driver. The bug,...
CVE-2026-46098: Linux Kernel CAIF Stale Pointer Use-After-Free Vulnerability Exposed
A dangerous use-after-free bug in the Linux kernel's CAIF networking code can be triggered by any local user to escalate privileges or crash the system outright. Tracked as CVE-2026-46098, the...
CVE-2026-45845: TAPRIO NULL Pointer Dereference Kernel Panic — What Windows and WSL Users Must Know
On May 27, 2026, Linux kernel maintainers disclosed CVE-2026-45845, a local denial-of-service vulnerability in the TAPRIO traffic-control subsystem. The flaw allows an unprivileged local user to...
CVE-2026-45986: Critical Memory Leak in Linux ccree Crypto Driver—What Windows Admins Must Do Now
A high-severity memory leak in the Linux kernel’s ccree crypto driver, tracked as CVE-2026-45986, was published on kernel.org and recorded by the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026....