Kernel Vulnerability
The latest Kernel Vulnerability coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday Slips In a Kernel Fix You Shouldn’t Overlook
Microsoft pushed out a sweeping set of security updates on July 14, 2026, and tucked inside the massive release is a fix for a Windows kernel bug that could hand an attacker the keys to your entire...
CVE-2026-46152: Critical Linux Wi-Fi Race Condition in mac80211 Fast-RX Path Exposes Systems to Packet Manipulation
The Linux kernel's Wi-Fi subsystem is grappling with a newly disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2026-46152, that could allow attackers on the same wireless network to hijack traffic, corrupt data, or crash...
CVE-2026-46186: Virtio Bluetooth Header-Length Flaw Exposes Windows Guests to Attacks
The Linux kernel project disclosed a critical vulnerability on May 28, 2026, tracked as CVE-2026-46186, in the virtio Bluetooth driver. The flaw, stemming from improper header-length validation in...
Linux Kernel Patch for CVE-2026-46101 Fixes Zero-Bit Shift in nftables After Undefined Behavior Risk
A newly published Linux kernel vulnerability exposes a dangerous oversight in nftables bitwise operations where a zero-bit shift could trigger undefined behavior inside the network packet filtering...
AMD Linux Display Driver Flaw (CVE-2026-43305) Patched After Causing System Hangs
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s AMD display driver can freeze or hang systems, prompting a swift patch release and an unusual spotlight in Microsoft’s May 2026 Security...
CVE-2026-31591: Linux KVM Race Condition Can Crash Servers Running AMD SEV-SNP Confidential VMs
A newly documented Linux kernel flaw (CVE-2026-31591) can crash physical servers that host AMD’s most secure confidential virtual machines. The bug sits in KVM’s handling of AMD Secure Encrypted...
CVE-2026-25179: Critical Windows AFD.sys Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched
Microsoft has patched a critical local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) tracked as CVE-2026-25179. This kernel-level flaw allows...
CVE-2026-25176: Critical AFD.sys Kernel Vulnerability Threatens Windows Systems
Microsoft has confirmed a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) tracked as CVE-2026-25176. This kernel-level improper...
CVE-2026-25175: Critical Windows NTFS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered
Microsoft has documented a new elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows NTFS file system driver, designated CVE-2026-25175. The security flaw involves an out-of-bounds read in the NTFS...
Microsoft Patches Critical BFS Driver Vulnerability CVE-2026-25167: Local Privilege Escalation Risk
Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-25167, a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Microsoft Brokering File System (BFS) driver that enables local privilege escalation. The flaw, rated 7.8...
Microsoft Patches Critical Windows Kernel Elevation Vulnerability CVE-2026-24289 in March 2026 Update
Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday addressed a significant Windows kernel elevation-of-privilege vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-24289. The company rated this security flaw as Important,...
CVE-2026-24283: Windows Multiple UNC Provider Kernel EoP Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has publicly disclosed CVE-2026-24283, a new elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Multiple UNC Provider kernel component. The company classifies this as a kernel-mode...