Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
CVE-2026-46085: Linux Kernel RxRPC rxkad Flaw Patched — Remote Kernel Warning Risk Affects WSL Users
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s RxRPC protocol could have allowed remote attackers to trigger a kernel warning, potentially leading to denial of service on unpatched systems....
Linux Kernel CVE-2026-46012: Patch Now for rxrpc Memory Leak DoS Risk
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published CVE-2026-46012 on May 27, 2026, after kernel.org assigned a CVE to a memory-leak fix in the Linux kernel's rxrpc authentication path. The...
CVE-2026-46037: Critical Linux Kernel IPv4 ICMP Extended Echo Vulnerability Patched – How to Secure Your System
A high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s IPv4 ICMP handling has been disclosed and patched. Tracked as CVE-2026-46037, the flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds lookup...
Kernel MCTP Bug Leaks Memory via Uninitialized Padding; Patching Urged
A routine code audit of the Linux kernel’s MCTP networking subsystem uncovered a subtle but dangerous bug—a classic uninitialized-memory information leak hiding in plain sight. CVE-2026-45930,...
CVE-2026-46005: Linux Kernel XFS DAX Bug Patched – Here’s Why Windows Users Should Care
A resource leak buried deep in the Linux kernel’s XFS filesystem has been eliminated, closing a flaw that could have slowly starved systems of memory under specific conditions. The fix, assigned...
CVE-2026-45841 Netfilter Bug: How a Divide-by-Zero Error Lets Privileged Users Crash Linux Kernels
The Linux kernel’s netfilter subsystem has been assigned a new CVE identifier for a local denial-of-service vulnerability that can trigger a kernel panic through a divide-by-zero error. Published...
Intel Copilot+ PCs Get Major AI Camera Boost with KB5096571 Update
Microsoft has begun rolling out KB5096571, an automatic update for Windows 11 24H2 that targets the Image Processing AI component on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs. Released on May 26, 2026, the update...
Microsoft Rolls Out KB5096577 Image Processing AI Update for AMD Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has released KB5096577, a targeted component update that brings version 1.2604.515.0 of the Image Processing AI stack to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1. The update...
CVE-2026-8711: NGINX njs DoS Risk on Windows—Patch Now to Block RCE
A high-severity vulnerability in NGINX’s njs scripting engine, tracked as CVE-2026-8711, now demands the immediate attention of Windows server administrators. Disclosed in May 2026, the flaw...
UniGetUI 2026.1.11 Fixes WinGet and Avalonia for Smoother Updates
Devolutions has released UniGetUI 2026.1.11, a stability-focused update for the open-source graphical package manager that simplifies software management on Windows 10 and Windows 11. This release...
Windows 11 Shared Audio Lets Two Listen Together via Bluetooth LE
Microsoft has finally delivered one of the most requested audio features to Windows 11: the ability to share audio from a single PC to two sets of Bluetooth headphones or earbuds simultaneously....
Microsoft 365 Copilot Earns Flawless ISO 42001:2023 Recertification
Microsoft 365 Copilot has cleared its ISO/IEC 42001:2023 recertification audit with zero non-conformities and zero improvement observations, the company confirmed in March 2026. The result extends an...