Linux Kernel
The latest Linux Kernel coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows Teams: Patch Linux WSL2 & Azure VMs for Critical Info Leak
CVE-2026-46132 landed in the National Vulnerability Database on May 28, 2026, exposing a subtle but dangerous information-disclosure flaw in the Linux kernel. The vulnerability, first flagged by...
CVE-2026-46170: New Linux Kernel MPTCP Flaw Exposes Windows Orgs to Kernel-Level Attacks via WSL and Containers
A freshly published Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46170 is forcing Windows security teams to rethink their reliance on Linux subsystems. Entered into the National Vulnerability...
Linux Kernel Fixes Critical MT7921 Wi‑Fi Buffer Underflow Crash Risk
CVE-2026-46136, issued on May 28, 2026, exposes a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s mt76 wireless driver, specifically affecting the MediaTek MT7921 chipset path. The flaw centers on a...
CVE-2026-46157 ALSA OSS Race Shows Legacy Code Risks in Linux and WSL2
Linux kernel maintainers dropped a new CVE on May 28, 2026, that dredges up an uncomfortable truth about operating system development: the dusty corners of legacy compatibility layers can still crack...
CVE-2026-46225 Linux Patch Fixes Use-After-Free in Renesas SPI Driver
A newly assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures entry, CVE-2026-46225, highlights a fix in the Linux kernel for the Renesas RSPI/QSPI SPI controller driver involving a reordered teardown...
CVE-2026-46149: Linux iSCSI sysfs Bug Risks Windows Storage Clients
A critical information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s iSCSI target subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46149, was publicly disclosed by kernel.org on May 28, 2026. The flaw resides in...
CVE-2026-46197: AMD GPU Kernel Driver Vulnerability Exposes Linux Systems to Privilege Escalation
A critical vulnerability in the AMD GPU kernel driver was published on May 28, 2026, by the National Vulnerability Database under CVE-2026-46197. The flaw, located in the amdkfd module’s SVM...
CVE-2026-46158 MPTCP Leak: Windows Teams Urged to Audit Kernel Code
A newly published Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46158, reveals a subtle reference-count leak in the Multipath TCP (MPTCP) subsystem’s path-manager module when cleaning up socket...
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-2026-46168: Critical Linux Kernel MPTCP Flaw Triggers Kernel Panic – Are Your Windows WSL2 Systems at Risk?
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-46168, can cause an immediate system crash via a kernel panic when specially crafted Multipath TCP (MPTCP) traffic is processed. Published by...
CVE-2026-46172: Patch Linux IPv6 XFRM Leak Now, No CVSS Score
CVE-2026-46172, a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability, exposes a reference leak in the IPv6 XFRM receive path. The flaw, added to the National Vulnerability Database on May 28, 2026, stems...
Urgent Linux Kernel Flaw (CVE-2026-46026) in Qualcomm IPC Triggers Local DoS – What Windows Users Need to Know
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2026-46026, allows local users to crash systems that run Qualcomm’s Inter-Processor Communication (IPC) services. Published by...