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SPI Resource Leak Bug CVE-2026-46083 Threatens Windows WSL and Linux VMs
A resource leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) subsystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46083, was published by the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026. The...
Linux SPI-IMX Use-After-Free: Why WSL and Azure Teams Face Risk
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-45996 on May 27, 2026, flagging a use-after-free flaw in the Linux kernel’s i.MX SPI controller driver. Unbinding device ‘spi-imx’ leaves...
Linux Kernel 5.7+ QRTR BYE Packet Flaw Triggers Memory Leak, DoS Risk in WSL2
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has published CVE-2026-46038, a newly disclosed memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s QRTR (Qualcomm IPC Router) name-service subsystem. Received...
Linux SHA204A Driver Bug: RNG Race Leads to UAF and Memory Leak
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46075 on May 27, 2026, flagging a critical race condition in the Linux kernel’s driver for the Atmel SHA204A cryptographic chip. The bug,...
CVE-2026-45859: Linux Netfilter nfnetlink_queue Flaw Drops UDP GSO Packets, Impacts Windows Subsystem for Linux
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-45859 on May 27, 2026, revealing a regression in the Linux kernel’s netfilter nfnetlink_queue subsystem that can silently drop certain UDP...
Linux mwifiex Driver Bug: Wakeup Timer Race Leads to Use-After-Free
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published details on May 27, 2026, about a race condition in the Linux kernel's mwifiex Wi-Fi driver cleanup routine. Tracked as CVE-2026-46069, the...
Unprivileged BPF Detach Flaw Fixed in Linux—Check Your WSL and Container Hosts
A Linux kernel vulnerability disclosed on May 27, 2026, lets any local user detach security-critical BPF programs from network interfaces, bypassing standard permission checks. Tracked as...
CVE-2026-45834: The Linux Bluetooth Fix That Windows Shops Can't Afford to Miss
On May 26, 2026, the Linux kernel maintainers disclosed and patched a Bluetooth flaw tracked as CVE-2026-45834. The vulnerability—a missing NULL pointer check in the L2CAP protocol handler—could...
Apply May 2026 Windows Update to Fix Unbound DNS Crash Vulnerability
Microsoft has patched a denial-of-service vulnerability in the NLnet Labs Unbound DNS resolver that could let an attacker crash Windows servers or cause severe performance degradation with a single...
KB5087537's 15-char hostname bug breaks Windows Server 2016 DC discovery, Microsoft confirms
Microsoft has confirmed a critical bug in the Windows Server 2016 May 12, 2026 security update (KB5087537) that breaks domain controller discovery—but only for servers with a hostname that is...
CISA Mandates Urgent Patching for Drupal SQLi Bug Targeting PostgreSQL Sites
Federal cybersecurity agency CISA has added a critical Drupal Core SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-9082, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on May 22, 2026, after confirming...
CVE-2026-42833 Dynamics 365 On-Prem RCE: Patch Now or Mitigate Risk
Microsoft dropped a critical security advisory on May 12, 2026, confirming a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Dynamics 365 On-Premises. Tracked as CVE-2026-42833, the flaw earned a CVSS...