Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
Linux Kernel NFS Bug CVE-2025-38400: Security Implications for Windows Users
A subtle but potentially significant security vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been patched, raising important questions about cross-platform security implications for Windows administrators and...
CVE-2025-38412: Azure Linux Vulnerability & Microsoft's Kernel Patch Strategy Explained
A recent Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) advisory has brought attention to CVE-2025-38412, a vulnerability that highlights the complex relationship between Microsoft's expanding Linux...
Microsoft’s Machine-Readable Vulnerability Advisories for Azure Linux: A Hands-On Guide
Microsoft has begun publishing machine-readable security advisories for Azure Linux, starting with a key Linux kernel vulnerability. The new CSAF/VEX format promises to simplify vulnerability...
Microsoft Shoots Down AI Windows Rewrite Rumors: What the Rust Job Post Really Means
If you were on tech Twitter last week, you might have thought Microsoft had just announced an AI-powered bulldozer to raze decades of Windows code and rebuild it overnight in Rust. The panic was...
BitLocker’s performance penalty vanishes on new silicon—if your firmware plays along
Microsoft has quietly baked a profound change into recent Windows 11 updates: the operating system can now hand off the heavy lifting of BitLocker encryption to dedicated hardware inside the...
Microsoft targets File Explorer bloat: Windows 11 build eliminates redundant search indexing to curb RAM use
Microsoft is quietly overhauling a core piece of Windows 11’s file management plumbing—and it’s the kind of fix that won’t earn splashy headlines but could trim daily friction for millions of...
Beyond Azure Linux: Why Microsoft's Kernel Advisory Leaves WSL and Cloud VMs Unchecked
Last week, Microsoft confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution contains a vulnerable open-source component tied to a recently disclosed Linux kernel flaw. The company's advisory was precise—Azure...
Microsoft Confirms Azure Linux Hit by CVE-2025-38422 Kernel Bug; Other Products Remain Unchecked
Microsoft has confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution ships a vulnerable version of the LAN743x Ethernet driver, leaving systems exposed to a high-severity kernel bug tracked as CVE-2025-38422....
CVE-2025-38425: Microsoft Says Azure Linux Affected—Here’s What to Do About All Your Other Microsoft Linux Installations
Microsoft’s July 2025 advisory for CVE-2025-38425 confirms that Azure Linux kernels are vulnerable to a local out-of-bounds read bug. For the first time, the company is delivering that news in a...
Microsoft Warns Azure Linux Users of Kernel Bug CVE-2025-38406—But Don't Stop There
Microsoft has confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution contains a flaw in the Linux kernel's wireless driver that could trigger system warnings and potential instability. But the advisory,...
CVE-2025-38477: Linux Kernel Race Condition Threat & Azure Linux Security Implications
A critical race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's packet scheduler has been disclosed, designated CVE-2025-38477, affecting the sch_qfq (Quick Fair Queueing) implementation that could...
CVE-2025-38401: Analyzing the Azure Linux Vulnerability and Microsoft's Response
Microsoft's recent security advisory regarding CVE-2025-38401 has drawn attention to a vulnerability in the upstream mtk-sd open-source component that affects Azure Linux, though the company's...