Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
Windows 11 Update Policy Changes: 35-Day Pauses and Real Restart/Shutdown Control
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update-policy overhaul is not just another Settings-page tweak; it is a direct concession to one of the longest-running complaints in modern PC computing. The company is
CVE-2026-31670: Linux rfkill Kernel Fix Caps Events to Prevent OOM DoS
CVE-2026-31670 is the kind of Linux kernel flaw that looks modest on paper but matters because it touches a deceptively ordinary system interface: rfkill, the subsystem that lets Linux manage Wi-Fi, B
CVE-2026-31665: Netfilter nftables Use-After-Free—RCU Fix for Linux Admins
CVE-2026-31665 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability in netfilter, the packet-filtering framework that underpins nftables, conntrack, NAT, and many Linux firewall deployments. The bug is a u
CVE-2026-31604: Small Linux rtw88 USB Fix With Big Kernel Resource-Lifetime Lesson
CVE-2026-31604 is a small Linux kernel fix with an outsized lesson: even mundane reference-counting mistakes in Wi-Fi drivers can become security-tracked vulnerabilities when they affect kernel resour
CVE-2026-31581 Linux ALSA 6fire UAF Fix: Patch Kernel, Mind USB Disconnect Risk
CVE-2026-31581 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability in the ALSA 6fire USB audio driver, and while it is not a Windows flaw, it matters to many WindowsForum readers who dual-boot, run Linux
CVE-2026-31638 RxRPC Linux Kernel Crash Fix: What Windows Admins Must Know
CVE-2026-31638 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability in the RxRPC networking subsystem. The issue was published by NVD on April 24, 2026, wit
CVE-2026-23401 KVM MMU: Guest-Triggered MMIO SPTE Bug Threatens Host Availability
CVE-2026-23401 is the kind of Linux kernel vulnerability that looks modest on a scorecard but deserves close attention from anyone running KVM-based virtualization on x86 hosts. The flaw sits in KVM’s
CVE-2026-31656: i915 Heartbeat Race Can Trigger Refcount Underflow (Linux)
CVE-2026-31656 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability that turns a small race in Intel’s i915 graphics driver into a potentially serious reliability and memory-safety problem. The flaw sits i
CVE-2026-31592: KVM AMD SEV Locking Bug Can Crash Hosts—Patch & Harden
CVE-2026-31592 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability that lands in one of the most security-sensitive corners of modern infrastructure: KVM, AMD SEV, and confidential virtual machines. The f
CVE-2026-31622: Linux NFC Kernel Heap Overflow Fix for Windows-Adjacent Fleets
CVE-2026-31622 is not a noisy internet-facing vulnerability, but it is exactly the kind of low-level kernel flaw that deserves attention from Windows, Linux, and mixed-fleet administrators alike. The
CVE-2026-31674 Netfilter IPv6 Bug: Why Windows Teams Must Patch Linux Kernels
CVE-2026-31674 is the kind of Linux kernel flaw that looks modest at first glance but deserves careful attention from anyone responsible for Linux firewalls, container hosts, routers, appliances, or m
CVE-2026-31682: Linux Bridge IPv6 ND Bug and the Fragility of SKB Layout
CVE-2026-31682 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability that lands in an unusually important corner of modern infrastructure: the bridge networking path used by virtualization hosts, containers