Linux Kernel
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Microsoft Ships Azure Linux Patch for Kernel Flaw That Let Attackers Crash VMs During Device Hotplug
Microsoft has patched a security vulnerability in its Azure Linux distribution that allows an attacker with local access to crash a virtual machine by triggering a device hotplug operation. The flaw,...
Linux Kernel DRM XE Patch Fixes Critical Arithmetic Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2024-42066)
A critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) XE driver, identified as CVE-2024-42066, has been patched to address a subtle but dangerous arithmetic overflow...
CVE-2024-42065: How a Simple NULL Check Patch Prevents Linux Kernel DoS Attacks
A seemingly minor defensive change in the Linux kernel's DRM XE graphics driver has been assigned CVE-2024-42065, highlighting how even small coding oversights can create significant security...
CVE-2024-42064: AMD GPU Linux Kernel Vulnerability & Security Implications
A medium-severity vulnerability in the AMD DRM display driver for Linux kernels has been patched, addressing a critical flaw that could lead to kernel crashes and potential denial-of-service attacks....
CVE-2024-35794: Critical Linux Kernel dm-raid Vulnerability Threatens Azure Infrastructure
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's device-mapper RAID (dm-raid) subsystem has been disclosed, posing significant risks to cloud infrastructure and enterprise systems. Designated...
Linux RDMA siw CVE-2024-57857: Critical Kernel Vulnerability Analysis & Mitigation
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) siw (Soft iWARP) driver has been disclosed, tracked as CVE-2024-57857, posing significant security risks to systems...
CVE-2024-35808: Critical Linux Kernel RAID Vulnerability Patched - Analysis & Impact
A significant security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's software RAID implementation has been quietly patched after being discovered and fixed upstream. Tracked as CVE-2024-35808, this...
Patch released for Linux ACPI NULL-pointer bug CVE-2024-56782 affecting kernel 6.10+
A subtle but significant NULL-pointer vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ACPI subsystem, tracked as CVE-2024-56782, has been patched upstream but continues to pose operational concerns for systems...
CVE-2025-21682: Critical bnxt XDP Bug Causes Linux Kernel Crashes on Reconfiguration
A critical vulnerability in Broadcom's bnxt Ethernet driver has been assigned CVE-2025-21682, exposing Linux systems to potential kernel crashes and denial-of-service attacks during network...
Linux Kernel CVE-2025-21635: Critical RDS Sysctl Vulnerability Explained
A significant security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-21635, has been patched after researchers discovered a null-pointer dereference flaw in the Reliable Datagram Sockets...
AMD GPU Flaw in Linux Kernel Puts WSL2 Users at Risk: Patch Now
A refcounting bug in the Linux kernel's AMD display driver can crash your system or hand over local privileges—and it affects Windows machines with WSL2 or dual-boot setups. Tracked as...
Critical Linux Kernel Flaw Allows DoS via Mounted Btrfs Images — Patch Now
Linux kernel maintainers have patched a high-severity use-after-free flaw in the Btrfs filesystem that allows a local attacker to crash the system by mounting manipulated disk images. The...