Linux Kernel
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Linux ext4 vulnerability exposes systems to memory data leaks via crafted filesystems
Linux administrators received a fresh reminder this week that ext4’s maturity does not make it immune to memory-safety bugs. CVE-2026-31449 is a slab-out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel’s ext4...
CVE-2026-31510: Linux Bluetooth Stack Fix Prevents Null Pointer Dereference in L2CAP
Linux has published another Bluetooth kernel fix that looks small on the surface but matters for anyone tracking availability and stability risks in the network stack. CVE-2026-31510 covers a...
Linux Bluetooth L2CAP NULL Pointer Bug Lets Attackers Crash Kernel Remotely
A newly published CVE record, CVE-2026-31510, details a critical NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth L2CAP implementation. The bug resides in the...
CVE-2026-31489: Critical Double-Put Bug in Meson SPI Controller Driver Patched
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Meson SPI controller driver (meson-spicc) has been assigned CVE-2026-31489. The flaw is a classic lifetime management bug — a double-put of a...
CVE-2026-31431: Linux Kernel Reverts In-Place AEAD Optimization Over Security Concerns
The Linux kernel has addressed a subtle but significant security vulnerability in the AF_ALG crypto subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-31431. The flaw resides in the algif_aead interface, where an...
Linux Kernel Fixes Decade-Old Bluetooth btusb Array-Bound Bug
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem, CVE-2026-31497, has been patched after residing in the codebase for over a decade. The flaw, which affects the btusb driver,...
AMD GPU Stability Fix Arrives After Kernel Developers Catch a Nasty Process Isolation Bug
AMD graphics hardware on Linux just got a small but critical patch that stops a timing bug from crashing your desktop or compute workloads. On April 22, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database...
AMDGPU Driver Flaw: How a Fast ID Recycle Can Make Your GPU Remember Dead Processes
Linux kernel developers have patched a subtle race condition in the AMDGPU driver that can cause a GPU to confuse process contexts after a program exits. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-31462, stems...
Microsoft Flags Linux Kernel Race Condition in AF_PACKET—Here’s What Windows Admins Must Do
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31504, can create a use-after-free condition in the AF_PACKET networking subsystem, leading to system crashes or potential memory...
Linux Kernel Fix Patches CVE-2026-31496 Netfilter Namespace Info Leak
A new Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-31496, has been disclosed and patched, targeting the netfilter connection tracking (conntrack) expectations subsystem. The flaw resides in the procfs...
Linux kernel PMBus race CVE-2026-31486 hits versions 6.10–6.13.7, patched April 4.
The Linux kernel has a new CVE tied to a subtle but important synchronization bug in the PMBus regulator path, and this one is a good example of how a seemingly narrow race condition can ripple into...
Linux Kernel PMBus Deadlock Fix: Patch Released for CVE-2026-31486
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2026-31486, has drawn attention not for its complexity but for the kind of system stability risk it poses. The bug, which...