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The latest Use After Free coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
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...
Linux Wireless Vulnerability CVE-2025-21979: Use-After-Free Threat & Windows Security Implications
A critical vulnerability discovered in the Linux kernel's wireless subsystem has sent ripples through the cybersecurity community, revealing a subtle race condition that could allow attackers to...
CVE-2025-21928: Critical Intel ISH HID Flaw Leaves Azure Linux Open to Crashes—Patch Now
On April 1, 2025, Microsoft published a security advisory for CVE-2025-21928, a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel that specifically affects Azure Linux. The bug, a classic...
Critical PHP Flaw CVE-2024-11235: What Windows Admins Must Do Now
The PHP project quietly shipped a high-severity fix for a memory corruption bug in its March 2025 updates, and Windows administrators running PHP 8.3 or 8.4 need to act fast. CVE-2024-11235—a...
Critical Linux Kernel Flaw Exposes Azure Linux and Possibly WSL — Patch Now
Linux maintainers have pushed a fix for a serious use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel’s MD (Multiple Devices) subsystem that could allow local users to crash systems or escalate privileges....
Linux Kernel CVE-2025-21999: ProcFS Use-After-Free Race Vulnerability Explained
A significant security vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-21999, affecting the proc filesystem (procfs) and presenting a use-after-free race condition that...
Linux RapidIO Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2025-21934: Analysis & Windows Implications
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-21934, has drawn attention for patching a subtle but potentially serious use-after-free flaw within the RapidIO subsystem....
CVE-2024-44986: Linux IPv6 UAF Vulnerability, Azure Linux Attestations, and Windows Security Implications
A critical Linux kernel vulnerability designated CVE-2024-44986 has exposed a significant use-after-free (UAF) flaw in the IPv6 networking stack, raising questions not only about Linux security but...
Linux SMB Client Vulnerability CVE-2024-35869: Patch Guide & Windows Security Implications
A critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SMB client, tracked as CVE-2024-35869, has been patched upstream and back-ported by major Linux distributors following coordinated...
CVE-2024-35854: Critical Linux Kernel Vulnerability in Mellanox mlxsw Driver
A critical vulnerability designated CVE-2024-35854 has been disclosed in the Linux kernel's Mellanox mlxsw driver, specifically affecting the Spectrum switch's Access Control List (ACL) Ternary...
CVE-2024-26928: Linux SMB Client UAF Bug Explained & Windows Implications
A seemingly minor code change in the Linux kernel has patched a deceptively dangerous security vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to crash systems or potentially execute arbitrary code...
PyTorch CVE-2024-31583: Critical Mobile Interpreter UAF Vulnerability Analysis
A critical security vulnerability in PyTorch's mobile interpreter, tracked as CVE-2024-31583, was disclosed in April 2024 and subsequently patched in the PyTorch v2.2.0 release. This use-after-free...