
Veeam warns critical Linux kernel flaw could crash backup appliances
Veeam identifies use-after-free in Linux kernel affecting backup appliances; patched kernel available for 13.1 versions.
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Veeam identifies use-after-free in Linux kernel affecting backup appliances; patched kernel available for 13.1 versions.

v1 stays until January 31, 2027, but a data directory opened by 1.3 cannot be opened by earlier versions.
The announced DevOps cyber recovery capabilities are expected to reach general availability in the coming months.
Application Revival is generally available on AWS; Azure support stays in early access ahead of a planned early 2027 release.

Three servers in one organization were hit October 8–11, 2026, via auth bypass and unauthenticated SYSTEM RCE before hotfixes.
Power Apps support and a Microsoft 365 Copilot backup agent are generally available; Azure SRE Agent integration comes at the end of November.

Early access is planned for December, and analysts say accuracy depends on a customer-maintained dependency map, not AI.

The Canadian Cyber Centre lists affected builds of Agent for Linux, Backup and Replication, Backup for Microsoft 365 and Veeam ONE.

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass CDP Coordinator checks; fixed builds are 13.1.2.57 and 13.0.3.63, with no exploitation reported.

Editorial scores, not lab tests, put Rubrik at 9.1, Veeam at 8.9 and HPE Zerto at 8.7.

Veeam leads at 9.1, Rubrik at 8.9 and merged Cohesity-Veritas at 8.7; scores are editorial, not lab tests.

The guide evaluates eleven backup solutions on immutability, ransomware detection and verified restore speed, noting Cohesity-Veritas merger.

A customer with more than 1,200 virtual machines had a one-second RPO and started in about 90 minutes in tests.
Authenticated Syncrify 6.2 path traversal can write cron jobs and execute commands as root.
Huntress details Microsoft VSS limits, including a 64TB cap and ransomware deletion of local snapshots.
Manipulating the random argument in checkSysPwd bypasses API authentication on AhsayCBS through 10.3.2; 10.3.4 is the fix.
AhsayCBS through 10.3.2 allows remote OS command injection via UpdateReceivers.do; version 10.3.4 fixes it, with a federal due date of October 17.

Canada's Cyber Centre warns Commvault Cloud and CVFS versions need updates under advisory AV26-1033.

Veeam fixed a critical Backup & Replication flaw letting Backup Viewer users run remote code.

Microsoft enables Windows 11 26H2 settings backup by default when the policy is left unconfigured.

Microsoft now enables Windows settings backup by default on eligible Entra-joined Windows 11 26H2 devices.

Microsoft fixed a September update bug that stopped File History backups on Windows 10 and 11.

Public PoC for CVE-2026-32996 lets local users escalate to SYSTEM through Veeam Agent for Windows.
Public PoC for CVE-2026-32996 lets low-privileged local users gain SYSTEM on Veeam Agent for Windows; patch to 13.0.2.29 or later.
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