Linux Kernel
The latest Linux Kernel coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2025-38615: Why Microsoft says only Azure Linux is vulnerable — and what to check now
On [date, mid-2025], Microsoft dropped an advisory for CVE-2025-38615, a Linux kernel flaw lurking in the ntfs3 driver, and delivered a clear message: Azure Linux is the only Microsoft product...
CVE-2025-38643: The Kernel Locking Bug That Could Crash Your Linux VMs — Even Outside Azure
Microsoft’s security team has flagged a fresh Linux kernel vulnerability — CVE-2025-38643 — that can trigger kernel warnings and system instability on machines running the cfg80211 wireless...
Linux 6.18 Lands With Faster Memory, Rust Binder, and a Filesystem Exit
On November 30, Linus Torvalds released Linux kernel 6.18, the final stable kernel of 2025 and a strong candidate to become the next Long Term Support (LTS) series. The update brings a quieter set of...
FSL-MC Bus CVE-2025-40029: NXP Systems Gain Crash Protection via Kernel NULL Pointer Fix
The Linux kernel development community has addressed a significant security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-40029, affecting the Freescale Management Complex (fsl-mc) bus driver. This robustness...
Linux Kernel Fixes Critical ARM SPE Overflow Bug CVE-2025-40081 with Single Cast Change
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ARM Statistical Profiling Extension (SPE) performance monitoring driver has been addressed with a remarkably simple one-line fix that prevents potential...
Linux Kernel PTP Patch Fixes CVE-2025-40057 Vulnerability
The Linux kernel development team has addressed a significant security vulnerability in the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) subsystem with a targeted patch for CVE-2025-40057. This resource-allocation...
Vhost/vringh Partial Copy Bug Fixed as Kernel Security Error
The Linux kernel development team has implemented a critical correctness fix for the vhost/vringh dataplane subsystem that addresses a subtle but important security vulnerability. This surgical patch...
CVE-2025-40071 Patch Fixes Linux Kernel n_gsm Driver Deadlock in GSM Systems
A critical deadlock vulnerability in the Linux kernel's n_gsm line discipline driver has been addressed with the CVE-2025-40071 security patch, preventing potential system hangs and denial-of-service...
RISC-V BPF Bug CVE-2025-40079 Patched in Linux Kernel for Privilege Escalation Risk
The Linux kernel development team has released a critical upstream fix addressing CVE-2025-40079, a RISC-V specific vulnerability affecting BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) subsystem behavior. This...
CVE-2025-40051: Linux Kernel vhost vringh Patch Fixes Critical Memory Corruption Vulnerability
The Linux kernel development team has addressed a significant security vulnerability designated CVE-2025-40051, which affects the vhost/vringh subsystem and could lead to memory corruption, privilege...
Linux kernel patch CVE-2025-40025 stops F2FS crashes from bad node footers
A critical vulnerability in the Flash-Friendly File System (F2FS) has been addressed with the assignment of CVE-2025-40025, targeting a specific weakness in how the Linux kernel handles malformed...
Linux Kernel NTFS3 Driver Vulnerability CVE-2025-40068: Critical Integer Overflow Fix
The Linux kernel development team has addressed a significant security vulnerability in the NTFS3 driver, identified as CVE-2025-40068, which involves an integer overflow in the run_unpack() function...