Articles from February 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in February 2026
Intel i915 CVE-2023-52913 UAF Vulnerability: Complete Patch Guide & Security Impact
A critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Intel i915 graphics driver has been patched, addressing a use-after-free (UAF) flaw that could potentially allow attackers to escalate...
CVE-2024-44940: How a Linux Kernel Debug Warning Became a Security Vulnerability
A seemingly minor change in the Linux networking stack has sparked significant discussion in both security and operational communities. CVE-2024-44940, which involves the removal of a debug warning...
CVE-2024-44946: Understanding Azure Linux Attestation & Verifying Microsoft Artifacts
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel, designated CVE-2024-44946, has thrust the security of cloud infrastructure into the spotlight, with particular focus on Microsoft's Azure Linux. This...
CVE-2024-43914: Critical Azure Linux Vulnerability & Microsoft's Artifact Scope Debate
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's MD RAID5 subsystem has exposed significant security challenges for Microsoft's Azure Linux users, sparking intense debate about software supply chain...
Azure Linux CVE-2024-43849: Why Attestation Isn't Enough for Container Security
The recent disclosure of CVE-2024-43849 in Azure Linux has exposed critical gaps in how organizations approach container security, particularly around the dangerous assumption that platform...
Azure Linux attestation services at risk from Linux kernel CVE-2024-43894 DRM bug
A seemingly small null-pointer bug in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) client code has emerged as a significant security concern with broad implications for Microsoft's cloud...
Linux Kernel Race Condition (CVE-2024-43892) Patched: Fixes Memory Management Crashes
A subtle flaw in the Linux kernel’s memory control group (memcg) ID management can cause intermittent kernel crashes and service disruptions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43892, has been...
Your Next External Hard Drive Will Cost You More: WD and Seagate Reserve 2026 Stock for Cloud Giants
Western Digital and Seagate have warned in recent earnings calls that nearly all their high-capacity hard drive and solid-state drive output for calendar 2026 is already spoken for by a handful of...
Microsoft Confirms Azure Linux Affected by CVE-2024-43890—Other Products Still Under Review
Microsoft’s security team dropped a new advisory this week that has Windows and Azure admins double-checking their Linux assets. CVE-2024-43890, a vulnerability in an open-source library, has been...
Microsoft’s Azure Linux CVE Advisory Is Not a Free Pass for Other Products
Microsoft’s Security Response Center has a standard line for many Linux-related CVEs: “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected.” That’s the exact...
Kernel Panic Bug Strikes Azure Linux—Microsoft’s Partial Advisory Sparks Wider Concerns
Microsoft has confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution is affected by a kernel-level vulnerability that can trigger system crashes. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-42289, resides in the qla2xxx...
Azure Linux Is Vulnerable to CVE-2024-42277, Microsoft Confirms—Here’s What Else Needs Checking
On its Security Update Guide page for CVE-2024-42277, Microsoft has stated that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected.” That sentence confirms...