Articles from February 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in February 2026
Azure Linux CVE-2025-38321: Understanding Microsoft's Limited Attestation and Cross-Product Security Risks
Microsoft's recent security advisory for CVE-2025-38321 has raised eyebrows across the cybersecurity community, not for the severity of the vulnerability itself, but for the unusually limited scope...
CVE-2025-38307: Azure Linux Attestation Flaw Exposes Broader Microsoft Supply Chain Risks
A critical vulnerability designated CVE-2025-38307 has exposed a significant supply chain risk within Microsoft's Azure ecosystem, centered on a flawed open-source library used for software...
Null pointer bug in Linux kernel FPGA test code triggers DoS risk for v6.10+
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) test code, tracked as CVE-2025-38274, has been patched upstream after researchers discovered a straightforward but...
CVE-2025-38260: Azure Linux Btrfs Vulnerability Analysis & Microsoft's Security Response
Microsoft's recent security advisory regarding CVE-2025-38260 has sparked significant discussion in the cybersecurity community, particularly concerning the company's approach to vulnerability...
Azure Linux Kernel Patch Fixes Memory Leak That Could Crash Hosts
Microsoft has patched a kernel memory leak in Azure Linux that could allow a local attacker to exhaust system memory and crash the host. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-38258, was disclosed on...
CVE-2025-38244: Microsoft patches Azure Linux kernel deadlock, but what about WSL2?
Microsoft posted a security advisory on its MSRC portal confirming that its in-house Azure Linux distribution is affected by a Linux kernel flaw that can cause deadlocks on systems using SMB file...
Kernel VidTV Bug Hits Microsoft's Linux Distros; WSL Users Must Check for Exposure
Microsoft’s security team has confirmed that a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s vidtv test driver affects Azure Linux. But independent review of Microsoft’s own code...
CVE-2025-38231: Microsoft Confirms Azure Linux Is Vulnerable to Kernel Crash, Patches Ready
Microsoft has confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution contains a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NFS server code that can trigger a system crash, and the company is urging administrators to...
CVE-2025-38229: Microsoft Confirms Azure Linux Vulnerability – Are Your Other Systems Safe?
Microsoft has publicly confirmed that its Azure Linux distribution includes a vulnerable Linux kernel driver, putting systems that run the cloud operating system at risk from a denial-of-service bug...
Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Attackers Crash Ext4 Systems in Journal Mode – Patch Now
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ext4 file system can trigger immediate system crashes when attackers or errant processes manipulate symlink files under the data=journal mount option. The...
CVE-2025-38219: Critical F2FS Vulnerability Threatens Linux Systems, Azure Linux Patched
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-38219, has raised significant security concerns across the Linux ecosystem, particularly affecting systems utilizing the...
Linux Kernel TOCTOU Fix: How hwmon Driver Vulnerability Impacts Windows & Linux Security
The Linux kernel recently received a targeted security fix addressing a subtle but significant Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the hwmon driver ftsteutates. This...