Kernel Drivers

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Ubuntu 18.04 GNOME Shell freezes or crashes

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.304-226.531 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.304-226.531 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-113 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-26545 Upstream summary: In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a […]

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SLES 12 — kernel-xen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — kernel-xen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SA:2009:061 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3939 CVE-2009-4536 CVE-2010-3081 CVE-2010-3301 CVE-2010-3310 CVE-2013-2850 CVE-2014-0131 CVE-2014-4608  +12 more Upstream summary: The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and […]

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SLES 15 — kernel-azure — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — kernel-azure — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:3897-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3623 CVE-2021-4159 Upstream summary: A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function follow_page_pte […]

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SLES 15 — kernel-livepatch — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — kernel-livepatch — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2017:3210-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000405 CVE-2021-4028 CVE-2021-31440 CVE-2018-12904 CVE-2019-5108 CVE-2018-15471 CVE-2019-13272 CVE-2020-13233  +2 more Upstream summary: The Linux Kernel versions 2.6.38 through 4.14 have a problematic use of pmd_mkdirty() […]

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SLES 12 — kernel-ec2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — kernel-ec2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2014:1695-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9322 CVE-2016-10044 CVE-2018-1087 CVE-2014-0038 CVE-2014-3673 CVE-2014-3687 CVE-2014-8160 CVE-2015-1805  +12 more Upstream summary: arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated […]

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SLES 15 — kernel-coco — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — kernel-coco — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory RHSA-2025:6966 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2024-46711 Upstream summary: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: pm: fix ID 0 endp usage after multiple re-creations 'local_addr_used' and […]

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SLES 12 — kernel-azure — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — kernel-azure — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2019:1527-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4343 Upstream summary: Use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.305-227.531 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.305-227.531 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-112 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-26545 Upstream summary: In the Linux kernel before 6.1.13, there is a double free in net/mpls/af_mpls.c upon an allocation failure (for registering the sysctl table under a […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-5.10.157-139.675 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-5.10.157-139.675 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-117 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-1078 CVE-2023-26545 CVE-2023-0179 CVE-2022-3623 CVE-2022-4378 Upstream summary: The upstream bug report describes this issue as follows: A flaw found in the Linux Kernel in RDS (Reliable Datagram […]

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