Linux Kernel
The latest Linux Kernel coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
USB-C Chargers Could Leak Your Linux PC’s Memory—The Kernel Fix Is Here
Linux kernel maintainers disclosed a vulnerability on July 19, 2026, that could let a malicious USB-C charger or dock read uninitialized stack memory from your machine. The flaw, tagged...
Linux Kernel Bug Fixed After 20 Years: WSL 2 and VM Users Must Update to Avoid Memory Attacks
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s legacy audio compatibility layer was disclosed on July 19, 2026, after lurking in the code since 2006. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-64001, can...
Linux Kernel BPF Flaw CVE-2026-64036 Exposes Local Attack Paths – Patch Now
Linux kernel maintainers have published a high-severity fix for CVE-2026-64036, a flaw in the cgroup rstat subsystem that can be triggered by eBPF programs with elevated privileges. The...
New Linux LM90 Driver Flaw: What Windows and WSL Administrators Should Do Right Now
On July 19, 2026, CVE-2026-64038 landed in the National Vulnerability Database, detailing a use-after-free race condition in the Linux kernel’s lm90 hardware-monitoring driver. The bug can corrupt...
A Zero-Length I/O Request Just Became a Critical Linux Kernel Vuln—Here’s What to Patch
On July 19, 2026, kernel.org disclosed CVE-2026-63940, a critical flaw in the Linux kernel’s KVM handling for AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization. The vulnerability—a failure to reject Port I/O...
AMD iGPU/GPU Linux Kernel Flaw Threatens System Security — Dual-Booters Must Act
On July 19, 2026, the Linux kernel project disclosed CVE-2026-64097, a local vulnerability in the AMD Display Core that allows an attacker with a crafted GPU firmware image to read sensitive kernel...
High-Severity Linux Audio Driver Flaw Fixed — Here’s Who Needs to Act
A lingering oversight in the Linux kernel’s ALSA audio framework has been patched after years of dormancy, addressing a vulnerability that could compromise specialized audio hardware used in...
Realtek Wi-Fi Memory Leak Patched in Linux: What Windows Users Need to Know
The Linux kernel project has fixed a memory leak in the Realtek rtw88 USB Wi-Fi driver, patching a flaw that could slowly drain system memory on affected Linux devices. The fix, published on July 19,...
WSL 2 Kernel Vulnerability Allows BPF Programs to Modify File Cache — Here’s How to Update
A newly disclosed flaw in the Linux kernel can let BPF programs write to file-backed memory they were never meant to touch. For anyone running WSL 2 on Windows 10 or 11, that bug lives right inside...
MediaTek Wi-Fi Kernel Bug Patched: Why Windows PCs Are Safe and Who Still Needs to Update
On July 19, 2026, the Linux kernel project published CVE-2026-63832, a vulnerability in the mt76 wireless driver that can corrupt kernel memory and crash systems using MediaTek MT7925 Wi-Fi adapters....
CVE-2026-63858: The Linux Kernel nftables Flaw That's Hiding in Your Windows Environment
On July 19, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-63858, a Linux kernel concurrency flaw in the netfilter nftables subsystem that can corrupt firewall state when network device...
Linux Bluetooth LE Audio Data Race Patched; WSL 2 Users Urged to Check Kernel
On July 19, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-63871, a newly disclosed data race in the Linux kernel’s Bluetooth ISO code. The bug sits squarely in the Linux networking...