Linux Kernel
The latest Linux Kernel coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Patch Now: Linux ALSA Loopback Driver Race Condition Allows Local Privilege Escalation
On May 27, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46090, a significant security flaw in the Linux kernel’s ALSA snd-aloop driver. The vulnerability is a race condition that...
Linux Kernel Btrfs Bug CVE-2026-45934: DUP Overlap Triggers Transaction Abort
A critical flaw in the Linux kernel's Btrfs file system, tracked as CVE-2026-45934, can trigger transaction aborts and jeopardize data integrity when using the DUP metadata profile. The...
CVE-2026-46015 Linux Kernel TCP Flaw Exposes Availability Risk – What Windows Users Need to Know
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published CVE-2026-46015 on May 27, 2026, flagging a critical flaw in the Linux kernel’s TCP networking stack. This bug, originating from a missing...
SPI Resource Leak Bug CVE-2026-46083 Threatens Windows WSL and Linux VMs
A resource leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46083, was published by the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026. The...
CVE-2026-46019: Linux Atmel AES Driver Memory Leak Fix Explained – What Windows Users Should Know
A new Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46019, has been published by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on May 27, 2026. The vulnerability stems from a memory leak in the Atmel...
CVE-2026-45942: Linux Kernel ext4 Race Fix Prevents Bitmap Inconsistency After Huge-Page Loads
The US National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-45942 on May 27, 2026, detailing a race condition in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. The flaw involves a hazardous interplay between...
Linux Kernel 5.7+ QRTR BYE Packet Flaw Triggers Memory Leak, DoS Risk in WSL2
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has published CVE-2026-46038, a newly disclosed memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s QRTR (Qualcomm IPC Router) name-service subsystem. Received...
CVE-2026-46046: Linux Kernel Ext4 Buffer-Head Leak Patched – What You Need to Know
The Linux kernel project has patched a serious vulnerability in the ext4 filesystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46046. Published by the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026, the flaw stems from a...
CVE-2026-46033: Linux Kernel AF_ALG Authenc OOB Exposes WSL and Container Workloads
The Linux kernel cryptographic API contains a high-severity out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw tracked as CVE-2026-46033, published on the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026. The...
CVE-2026-45912: Ext4 Stale Extent Caching Flaw Hits Linux Kernel — What Windows Users Need to Know
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published details of CVE-2026-45912 on May 27, 2026, a newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ext4 filesystem. The flaw stems from stale...
CVE-2026-46031: KS8851 Linux Kernel Deadlock Threatens Embedded Devices – What to Do
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CVE-2026-45899 ext4 Bug Risks Data Loss on WSL—Patch Now
Linux kernel maintainers have rushed a fix for CVE-2026-45899, a critical ext4 filesystem bug disclosed on May 27, 2026. The vulnerability, rooted in the extent status tree management, allows a...