Security Alerts
The latest Security Alerts coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2026-46159: Btrfs Race Condition Leaks Kernel Heap Data to Local Users
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46159 on May 28, 2026, detailing a kernel information leak in the Btrfs filesystem driver that allows local attackers to read uninitialized heap...
Linux stmmac NULL Dereference CVE-2026-46110: Critical Fix for Embedded Drivers
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-46110 patches a critical NULL-pointer dereference in the stmmac Ethernet driver, a core component in countless embedded systems and...
CVE-2026-46131: Critical Linux KVM Nested VM Bug Risks Data Leakage
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor was publicly disclosed on May 28, 2026, under CVE-2026-46131. The flaw, which involves improper management...
CVE-2026-46163: Why a 17-Year-Old Linux Wi-Fi Driver Patch Matters for Windows Users Too
The Linux kernel project released a fix for an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the b43legacy Broadcom Wi‑Fi driver on May 28, 2026. Tracked as CVE-2026-46163, the flaw earned a CVSS 3.1 base...
CVE-2026-46168: Critical Linux Kernel MPTCP Flaw Triggers Kernel Panic – Are Your Windows WSL2 Systems at Risk?
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-46168, can cause an immediate system crash via a kernel panic when specially crafted Multipath TCP (MPTCP) traffic is processed. Published by...
CVE-2026-46172: Patch Linux IPv6 XFRM Leak Now, No CVSS Score
CVE-2026-46172, a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability, exposes a reference leak in the IPv6 XFRM receive path. The flaw, added to the National Vulnerability Database on May 28, 2026, stems...
CVE-2026-46186: Virtio Bluetooth Header-Length Flaw Exposes Windows Guests to Attacks
The Linux kernel project disclosed a critical vulnerability on May 28, 2026, tracked as CVE-2026-46186, in the virtio Bluetooth driver. The flaw, stemming from improper header-length validation in...
CVE-2026-46137: Unpatched Linux MPTCP bug threatens WSL, Docker containers on Windows
A critical race condition in the Linux kernel’s Multipath TCP (MPTCP) subsystem landed on the National Vulnerability Database on May 28, 2026. Dubbed CVE-2026-46137, the flaw lives in the...
CVE-2026-46219: Linux Kernel MPC52xx SPI Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability — Patch, Impact, and Mitigation
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46219 on May 28, 2026, disclosing a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's driver for the Freescale MPC52xx SPI controller....
CISA Warns: Poisoned VS Code Extensions Fuel Megalodon Build Attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent warning on May 28, 2026, confirming that a coordinated supply chain attack has poisoned the wellspring of modern software...
Schneider Electric Patches CVE-2026-6332: Cleartext Source Code Flaw in HVAC Software Versions Before 1.10.0
Schneider Electric fixed a cleartext storage vulnerability in its EcoStruxure Machine Expert HVAC software on May 12, 2026. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-6332, allows source code to be stored in...
CISA Advisory ICSA-26-148-01: MacGregor VDR G4e Vulnerable to Admin Takeover — Urgent Patching Required
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released advisory ICSA-26-148-01 on May 28, 2026, flagging serious security weaknesses in the MacGregor Voyage Data Recorder G4e. These...