Linux Kernel
The latest Linux Kernel coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Linux DRM/GEM bug allows GPU memory access through flawed buffer rounding
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's graphics subsystem was brought to light on May 28, 2026, when the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published CVE-2026-46209. The flaw, rooted in...
CVE-2026-46151: Linux Kernel USB Printer Driver Exposes Heap Memory via Malformed Packets
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published a new information-disclosure vulnerability on May 28, 2026, tracked as CVE-2026-46151. The flaw resides in the Linux kernel’s USB printer driver...
CVE-2026-46146: Linux Kernel ALSA USB Audio Bug Could Trigger Endless Loop, Threatening WSL Users
The National Vulnerability Database published a new Linux kernel vulnerability on May 28, 2026, tagged as CVE-2026-46146. This flaw, lurking in the ALSA USB-audio driver, can be triggered by a...
CVE-2026-46230: AMDGPU VCN3 Bounds Check Flaw Raises GPU Security Questions for Windows Users
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46230 exposes a critical bounds check failure in the AMDGPU driver’s VCN3 video decode pipeline. Published on May 28, 2026 and...
Windows Teams: Patch Linux WSL2 & Azure VMs for Critical Info Leak
CVE-2026-46132 landed in the National Vulnerability Database on May 28, 2026, exposing a subtle but dangerous information-disclosure flaw in the Linux kernel. The vulnerability, first flagged by...
CVE-2026-46170: New Linux Kernel MPTCP Flaw Exposes Windows Orgs to Kernel-Level Attacks via WSL and Containers
A freshly published Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46170 is forcing Windows security teams to rethink their reliance on Linux subsystems. Entered into the National Vulnerability...
Linux Kernel Fixes Critical MT7921 Wi‑Fi Buffer Underflow Crash Risk
CVE-2026-46136, issued on May 28, 2026, exposes a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s mt76 wireless driver, specifically affecting the MediaTek MT7921 chipset path. The flaw centers on a...
CVE-2026-46157 ALSA OSS Race Shows Legacy Code Risks in Linux and WSL2
Linux kernel maintainers dropped a new CVE on May 28, 2026, that dredges up an uncomfortable truth about operating system development: the dusty corners of legacy compatibility layers can still crack...
CVE-2026-46225 Linux Patch Fixes Use-After-Free in Renesas SPI Driver
A newly assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures entry, CVE-2026-46225, highlights a fix in the Linux kernel for the Renesas RSPI/QSPI SPI controller driver involving a reordered teardown...
CVE-2026-46149: Linux iSCSI sysfs Bug Risks Windows Storage Clients
A critical information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s iSCSI target subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46149, was publicly disclosed by kernel.org on May 28, 2026. The flaw resides in...
CVE-2026-46197: AMD GPU Kernel Driver Vulnerability Exposes Linux Systems to Privilege Escalation
A critical vulnerability in the AMD GPU kernel driver was published on May 28, 2026, by the National Vulnerability Database under CVE-2026-46197. The flaw, located in the amdkfd module’s SVM...
CVE-2026-46158 MPTCP Leak: Windows Teams Urged to Audit Kernel Code
A newly published Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46158, reveals a subtle reference-count leak in the Multipath TCP (MPTCP) subsystem’s path-manager module when cleaning up socket...