Ext4 Vulnerability
The latest Ext4 Vulnerability coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
WSL Teams Face Heavy Backport Work for Single-Line ext4 Kernel Fix
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-46094, exposes a critical flaw in the ext4 filesystem's extended attribute handling, allowing a four-byte memory read beyond valid buffer...
CVE-2026-45858: ext4 Bug Risks WSL2, Azure VMs—Patch Now
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem, tracked as CVE-2026-45858, was disclosed on May 27, 2026, by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) following a report from...
CVE-2026-45942: Linux Kernel ext4 Race Fix Prevents Bitmap Inconsistency After Huge-Page Loads
The US National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-45942 on May 27, 2026, detailing a race condition in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. The flaw involves a hazardous interplay between...
CVE-2026-45892 Exploit: Patch WSL ext4 Driver Now to Prevent Data Loss
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on May 27, 2026, published CVE-2026-45892, a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ext4 filesystem. The bug stems from stale extent-cache state...