Linux Kernel
The latest Linux Kernel coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2024-42069: Microsoft's MANA Driver Double-Free Bug & Azure Linux Security Gaps
A critical security vulnerability in Microsoft's proprietary MANA network driver has exposed significant security gaps in Azure's Linux infrastructure, raising questions about Microsoft's security...
Microsoft Flags Critical Linux Kernel Flaw in Azure Linux — What It Means for You
Microsoft’s Security Response Center (MSRC) has confirmed that Azure Linux is vulnerable to a local privilege-escalation flaw in the Linux kernel’s JFS filesystem. Tracked as CVE-2024-40902, the...
CVE-2024-39476: Azure Linux RAID5 Deadlock Patch Analysis & Management Guide
A critical Linux kernel vulnerability affecting Azure Linux users has been identified and patched, highlighting ongoing challenges in enterprise Linux security management. CVE-2024-39476, a deadlock...
CVE-2025-38348: Linux Kernel p54 USB Driver Buffer Overflow Threat & Azure Linux Impact
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-38348, has raised significant security concerns, particularly for systems using specific wireless hardware and cloud...
Null pointer bug in Linux kernel FPGA test code triggers DoS risk for v6.10+
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) test code, tracked as CVE-2025-38274, has been patched upstream after researchers discovered a straightforward but...
Kernel VidTV Bug Hits Microsoft's Linux Distros; WSL Users Must Check for Exposure
Microsoft’s security team has confirmed that a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s vidtv test driver affects Azure Linux. But independent review of Microsoft’s own code...
CVE-2025-38229: Microsoft Confirms Azure Linux Vulnerability – Are Your Other Systems Safe?
Microsoft has publicly confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution includes a vulnerable Linux kernel driver, putting systems that run the cloud operating system at risk from a denial-of-service bug...
Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Attackers Crash Ext4 Systems in Journal Mode – Patch Now
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ext4 file system can trigger immediate system crashes when attackers or errant processes manipulate symlink files under the data=journal mount option. The...
CVE-2025-38219: Critical F2FS Vulnerability Threatens Linux Systems, Azure Linux Patched
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-38219, has raised significant security concerns across the Linux ecosystem, particularly affecting systems utilizing the...
Linux Kernel TOCTOU Fix: How hwmon Driver Vulnerability Impacts Windows & Linux Security
The Linux kernel recently received a targeted security fix addressing a subtle but significant Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the hwmon driver ftsteutates. This...
Linux Kernel CVE-2025-38211: Critical RDMA iWCM Use-After-Free Vulnerability Fixed
The Linux kernel development community has addressed a significant security vulnerability in the RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) subsystem, specifically within the iWCM (InfiniBand/RDMA Connection...
Patch now: CVE-2025-38192 lets eBPF programs crash Linux via NULL pointer bug
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem has been disclosed, designated CVE-2025-38192, which allows for a denial-of-service (DoS) attack through improper protocol handling...