About this tag
The ebtables tag brings together coverage of Linux kernel security issues affecting the legacy ebtables control plane within Netfilter. Recent discussions examine CVE-2026-64076 and CVE-2026-64077, both involving a race during ebtables module initialization and the ordering of its socket-option interface. The coverage explains why the issue matters beyond standalone Linux systems, including WSL 2 distributions, container hosts, developer workstations, Hyper-V guests, edge appliances, and mixed Windows/Linux enterprise environments. It also focuses on the upstream fix, kernel patching, and identifying affected Linux kernels. Readers using ebtables in or alongside Windows can use this page to follow related vulnerability analysis and remediation guidance.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2026-64076: Fix Linux ebtables Race in Kernel 6.18.34

    CVE-2026-64076 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability in the legacy ebtables control plane, and it is a useful reminder that some of the most consequential kernel security flaws are not dramatic parsing bugs or obvious memory corruptions—they are ordering mistakes. The flaw, rated High...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2026-64077: Patch WSL 2 Linux Kernels for ebtables Flaw

    CVE-2026-64077 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability in the legacy ebtables portion of Netfilter, and it matters to Windows users chiefly through the Linux systems that now sit beside, beneath, and sometimes inside Windows: WSL 2 distributions, container hosts, developer workstations...