Kernel Security
The latest Kernel Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2025-38100: Microsoft's Azure Linux Attestations & Kernel Security Response
The recent disclosure of CVE-2025-38100, a Linux kernel vulnerability, has put Microsoft's Azure Linux distribution under the security spotlight, revealing both the company's evolving vulnerability...
Microsoft Confirms Azure Linux Hit by CVE-2024-42252, But Your Other Linux VMs Could Be at Risk Too
Microsoft has confirmed that a kernel flaw tracked as CVE-2024-42252 could crash Linux systems running on Azure, but the company’s carefully worded advisory has raised a more immediate question for...
CVE-2024-42288: Critical Azure Linux Attestation Flaw Exposes Kernel Verification Risks
A critical vulnerability in Azure Linux's attestation mechanism has exposed fundamental security weaknesses in Microsoft's cloud-native operating system, raising serious questions about kernel...
The Kernel Bug Microsoft Confirmed for Azure Linux Could Be in Your WSL2 Instance Too
Microsoft’s Security Response Center has confirmed that Azure Linux is vulnerable to CVE-2024-42286, a kernel-level bug that can lock up systems by exploiting a flaw in the qla2xxx SCSI driver. But...
CVE-2024-44946: Understanding Azure Linux Attestation & Verifying Microsoft Artifacts
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel, designated CVE-2024-44946, has thrust the security of cloud infrastructure into the spotlight, with particular focus on Microsoft's Azure Linux. This...
CVE-2025-22079: Critical Azure Linux Kernel Flaw Demands Immediate Patching
A critical security vulnerability designated CVE-2025-22079 has been identified in the Azure Linux kernel, posing a significant risk to cloud infrastructure security. This flaw, residing within the...
Azure Linux confirms CVE-2025-22045 flaw, exposing cross-platform kernel risks from shared open-source libraries.
Microsoft's recent security advisory regarding CVE-2025-22045 has highlighted a critical aspect of modern enterprise security: the interconnected vulnerability landscape across different operating...
CVE-2025-22049: Azure Linux Kernel Verification Flaw Exposes Security Risks
A critical vulnerability in Azure Linux's attestation and kernel verification mechanisms has been disclosed, raising significant concerns about the security posture of Microsoft's cloud-native...
Linux Kernel USB Driver Patch Fixes Critical Crash Vulnerability CVE-2025-21917
The Linux kernel development community has addressed a significant stability vulnerability in the Renesas USBHS (USB High Speed) driver, tracked as CVE-2025-21917, which could cause kernel crashes...
CVE-2025-38575: Why Azure Linux Users Aren’t the Only Ones Who Need to Patch This Kernel Bug
Microsoft has publicly confirmed that Azure Linux is affected by a kernel vulnerability that could expose cryptographic secrets, but the careful wording of its advisory leaves security teams with...
New Linux Kernel Bug CVE-2025-22043 Hits Azure Linux, but Other Microsoft Products May Be Affected Too
Microsoft has confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution is vulnerable to a freshly disclosed kernel flaw tracked as CVE-2025-22043, but the company has not publicly ruled out whether other...
CVE-2025-21923: Linux Steam HID Driver Vulnerability & Windows Security Implications
A critical security vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel's Steam HID driver, designated as CVE-2025-21923, which presents a use-after-free memory corruption flaw during device...