Linux Kernel
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CVE-2026-31682: Linux Bridge IPv6 Flaw Could Crash Virtualization Hosts — Patch Now
On April 25, 2026, the Linux kernel community published a fix for a memory safety flaw in the bridge networking subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-31682. The vulnerability, which also appeared on...
Linux kernel crash bug in IPv6 flow labels puts WSL and Azure VMs at risk—patch now
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel can crash systems by triggering a race condition in the IPv6 flow label subsystem, and the fix isn’t just for native Linux boxes—Windows...
Single Line of Code Patches a 20-Year-Old Linux IPv6 Firewall Bug
A pair of eyes on a decades-old Linux kernel module has uncovered a security flaw that could let attackers slip malicious IPv6 packets past a firewall check — and the fix boils down to removing a...
CVE-2026-31639: Linux Kernel Key Leak Reaches Windows Networks – What to Patch Now
On April 24, 2026, a Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31639 was published, revealing a reference count leak in the rxrpc subsystem that can keep authentication keys alive indefinitely...
A Single Line of Linux Code Can Crash Your Device—Here’s the Fix
A kernel vulnerability published on April 24, 2026, shows how a one-line mistake in an error-handling path can bring down entire Linux systems. CVE-2026-31560, now tracked by the National...
Microsoft's Security Portal Flags a Linux Kernel Bug—Why Windows Users Should Pay Attention
Microsoft's Security Response Center published an advisory in late April 2026 for CVE-2026-31627, a vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s I2C subsystem. The flaw sits in a driver for aging Samsung...
CVE-2026-23420: Patch This Linux Kernel Wi-Fi Driver Flaw Before It Halts Your Edge Devices
A newly disclosed flaw in the Linux kernel’s wlcore Wi-Fi driver can be exploited by anyone with local access to trigger a system crash—and it affects a surprisingly broad range of kernel...
A Linux Kernel Bug Can Corrupt Your WSL Memory: Patch CVE-2026-31570 Now
On April 24, 2026, the Linux kernel project disclosed CVE-2026-31570, a heap out-of-bounds vulnerability in the CAN gateway subsystem. The flaw lets attackers corrupt kernel memory on systems with...
CVE-2026-31637: Why This Linux Kernel Bug Shows Up on Your Windows Security Dashboard
A Linux kernel vulnerability in the obscure RxRPC networking subsystem has appeared in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide this week, flagged as CVE-2026-31637. For Windows administrators scanning...
Linux USB Gadget Flaw Lets Host PCs Steal Kernel Memory — Patch Now
The Linux kernel project disclosed a vulnerability this week that allows a USB host to read sensitive memory from connected Linux devices using a networking feature called CDC-NCM. Tracked as...
If You Use FireWire Audio on Linux, a Critical Kernel Bug Is Now Fixed (CVE-2026-31619)
Linux kernel maintainers have patched a vulnerability in the ALSA FireWire audio driver that could allow a malicious or faulty FireWire device to read beyond the bounds of a string table, potentially...
CVE-2026-23446: Linux Kernel Fixes aqc111 USB Ethernet Suspend Deadlock Vulnerability
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel's aqc111 USB Ethernet driver, tracked as CVE-2026-23446, has been patched after researchers identified a deadlock condition that could crash...