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Information Disclosure · Linux Kernel

Linux USB Printer Bug CVE-2026-46167 Exposes Kernel Memory: Why Windows Users Should Care

A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB printer driver can leak sensitive kernel heap memory, raising alarms across the open-source ecosystem. Assigned CVE-2026-46167 on May 28,...

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Linux Kernel · Virtual Sockets Vsock

Linux vsock flaw CVE-2026-46234 threatens WSL2, Hyper-V; patch now

On May 28, 2026, the Linux kernel project published a critical fix for a vulnerability in the virtual socket (vsock) subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46234. The flaw, found in the buffer-size clamping...

SE Security Desk·7w ago
Cve Tracking · Linux Kernel

Linux Kernel Patches CVE-2026-46109 USB ULPI Memory Leak

The Linux kernel community published CVE-2026-46109 on May 28, 2026, addressing a subtle memory leak in the USB ULPI registration path. The fix, submitted by kernel developers, plugs a hole where an...

SE Security Desk·7w ago
Cve-2026-46148 · Embedded Linux

CVE-2026-46148: Linux coreQSPI Chip-Select Bug Risks SPI Data Corruption

The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46148 on May 28, 2026, flagging a critical fix in the Linux kernel’s Microchip coreQSPI SPI controller driver. The vulnerability stems from a...

SE Security Desk·7w ago
Cve Tracking · Driver Security

CVE-2026-46200: Linux MPC52xx SPI teardown bug risks use-after-free

The Linux kernel community has disclosed a new security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46200, affecting the Freescale MPC52xx SPI controller driver. Published by the National Vulnerability...

SE Security Desk·7w ago
Drm Gem · Gpu Framebuffer

Linux DRM/GEM bug allows GPU memory access through flawed buffer rounding

A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's graphics subsystem was brought to light on May 28, 2026, when the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published CVE-2026-46209. The flaw, rooted in...

SE Security Desk·7w ago
Information Disclosure · Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-46151: Linux Kernel USB Printer Driver Exposes Heap Memory via Malformed Packets

The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published a new information-disclosure vulnerability on May 28, 2026, tracked as CVE-2026-46151. The flaw resides in the Linux kernel’s USB printer driver...

SE Security Desk·7w ago
Alsa Usb-audio · Cve-2026-46146

CVE-2026-46146: Linux Kernel ALSA USB Audio Bug Could Trigger Endless Loop, Threatening WSL Users

The National Vulnerability Database published a new Linux kernel vulnerability on May 28, 2026, tagged as CVE-2026-46146. This flaw, lurking in the ALSA USB-audio driver, can be triggered by a...

SE Security Desk·7w ago
Amdgpu Vcn3 · Gpu Security

CVE-2026-46230: AMDGPU VCN3 Bounds Check Flaw Raises GPU Security Questions for Windows Users

A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46230 exposes a critical bounds check failure in the AMDGPU driver’s VCN3 video decode pipeline. Published on May 28, 2026 and...

SE Security Desk·7w ago