Articles from May 2026
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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,...
CVE-2026-46187: Linux Kernel RSI Wi-Fi Driver Use-After-Free Race Patched
The Linux kernel security team disclosed CVE-2026-46187 on May 28, 2026, a use-after-free race condition in the Redpine Signals (RSI) Wi-Fi driver. The flaw, published on kernel.org, stems from a...
CVE-2026-46138: Linux Bluetooth Bug Lets Nearby Attackers Lock Up Systems
The Linux kernel project has disclosed CVE-2026-46138, a serious security flaw in the Bluetooth subsystem that could allow an attacker within radio range to lock up a vulnerable system. Published on...
Linux Kernel Patch Preempts AMDGPU VCN 4 Data Leak Bug CVE-2026-46204
On May 28, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46204, detailing an out-of-bounds (OOB) read in the Linux kernel's AMDGPU driver. The vulnerability strikes at the Video Core...
CVE-2026-46218: AMD amdgpu Driver Bounds Check Flaw in Video Decode/Encode Fixed
AMD and Linux kernel maintainers have quietly patched a security hole in the open-source amdgpu graphics driver that left the door open to out-of-bounds memory access through the GPU’s video...
Linux Kernel Patch Fixes Critical Btrfs Double-Free Vulnerability CVE-2026-46129
A double-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s Btrfs filesystem, designated CVE-2026-46129, was published on the National Vulnerability Database on May 28, 2026. The flaw, first reported by...
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...
Critical Linux Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug CVE-2026-46180 Enables Remote Code Execution
A critical use-after-free vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46180 has been disclosed in the Broadcom brcmfmac Wi-Fi driver for the Linux kernel, published by kernel.org and listed in the National...
CVE-2026-46160: Btrfs Directory Unlink Bug Corrupts Volumes After Crash
A newly published Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46160, exposes a critical flaw in the Btrfs filesystem that can render volumes completely unmountable after an otherwise routine...
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...
CVE-2026-46229: AMD Radeon VRAM Leak Vulnerability in Linux KFD Threatens AI Workloads
A Linux kernel vulnerability just hit the National Vulnerability Database, and it has serious implications for anyone running AMD Radeon or Instinct GPUs for compute workloads. CVE-2026-46229,...
Linux Bluetooth CVE-2026-46111: Patch Now to Block Code Execution
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46111 on May 28, 2026, exposing a dangerous use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s Bluetooth stack. Kernel.org assigned the flaw...