Linux Kernel
The latest Linux Kernel coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2026-45997 Linux SCSI Bug Threatens WSL, Hyper-V, and Dual-Boot Users
A newly published Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-45997, exposes a subtle but dangerous reference-counting flaw in the SCSI subsystem. The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) posted the entry...
CVE-2026-45897: The Linux Kernel Spinlock Fix That Shows Why Firewall Metrics Can't Be Trusted
On May 27, 2026, the Linux kernel project disclosed CVE-2026-45897, a race condition in the nftables firewall subsystem that could corrupt counter values when multiple processes reset them...
Kernel Oops in stmmac Driver Puts Network Appliances at Risk: Patch Now
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s stmmac Ethernet driver can trigger a kernel crash when processing network packets with split header mode enabled on GMAC4 hardware. The bug,...
CVE-2026-45836: The Linux Kernel Bluetooth Flaw That Windows Users Can't Ignore
On May 26, 2026, a null-pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth L2CAP subsystem hit the public vulnerability database as CVE-2026-45836. The bug itself is unglamorous—a missing safety...
CVE-2026-45944 Patches Dangerous Intel VT-d IOMMU Teardown Race in Linux
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s Intel VT-d IOMMU driver could let hardware momentarily see a partially destroyed memory-access structure, potentially causing system...
CVE-2026-45834: The Linux Bluetooth Fix That Windows Shops Can't Afford to Miss
On May 26, 2026, the Linux kernel maintainers disclosed and patched a Bluetooth flaw tracked as CVE-2026-45834. The vulnerability—a missing NULL pointer check in the L2CAP protocol handler—could...
CVE-2026-46053: Why This Linux RDMA Bug Demands Attention from Windows Admins
The NVD published CVE-2026-46053 on May 27, 2026, a vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) implementation. The bug sits in the __rds_rdma_map() function, where a failed...
CVE-2026-46027 Linux SMC Bug: Patch WSL2 and Appliances Now
A critical Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46027, allows remote attackers to crash systems that use the Shared Memory Communications (SMC) protocol. Published by the National...
Linux Kernel Fixes nf_tables Deadlock by Removing commit_mutex
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-45901 on May 27, 2026, after kernel.org assigned a security record to a netfilter nf_tables fix that removes commit_mutex locking from reset...
CVE-2026-46004 in Linux ALSA caiaq USB driver exploited in ransomware attacks on WSL2 systems.
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published CVE-2026-46004 on May 27, 2026, detailing a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ALSA caiaq USB audio driver. Attackers...
CVE-2026-46037: Critical Linux Kernel IPv4 ICMP Extended Echo Vulnerability Patched – How to Secure Your System
A high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s IPv4 ICMP handling has been disclosed and patched. Tracked as CVE-2026-46037, the flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds lookup...
Linux kernel one-bit bug CVE-2026-46300 gives root access; update WSL2 now.
The Linux kernel has a new local privilege-escalation vulnerability that requires immediate attention. Tracked as CVE-2026-46300, the flaw is a one-bit bug in the kernel’s networking stack that can...