Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
Samsung Enlists Spider-Man to Sell Foldables Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked—Here’s What to Expect
On July 21, Samsung dropped a new cinematic promotional spot for its Galaxy foldables—starring Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds from the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day—directly tying the fictional...
CVE-2026-63974: The Linux Bluetooth Flaw That Only Matters on Windows Under One Condition
On July 19, 2026, the Linux kernel maintainers published CVE-2026-63974, a high-severity vulnerability in the Bluetooth subsystem with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8. The flaw resides in the kernel’s...
CVE-2026-63978: Linux kernel gets critical 9.8 patch—WSL, Hyper-V users must update
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Critical Linux Kernel Flaw CVE-2026-63979: Why Windows Admins Must Patch Their Linux Workloads
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's TLS handshake mechanism, tracked as CVE-2026-63979, was published on July 19, 2026, with a severity score of 9.8—the highest possible rating. The flaw...
Samsung’s RX Robotics Division: Putting Factory Floors Before Living Rooms
Samsung Electronics has quietly created a dedicated robotics division with a clear mandate: deploy machines in its own factories first, collect the data, and only then sell to external businesses and...
Update WSL 2 and Docker Now: Microsoft Warns of Linux ebtables Race (CVE-2026-64076)
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-64076, has triggered a Microsoft security advisory urging all Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) and Docker Desktop users to update their...
CVE-2026-64154: A Linux Qualcomm GPU bug gets a CVE — here’s what Windows users need to know
The Linux kernel project has published a new CVE for a reference leak in the Qualcomm Adreno A6xx GPU driver, but Windows users — even those on Snapdragon-powered Arm devices — can safely ignore...
Your USB-C Cable Can Leak Linux Kernel Memory—Here’s How to Stop It
On July 19, 2026, the Linux kernel project disclosed a vulnerability that turns any USB-C cable, dock, or charger into a potential memory snoop. CVE-2026-63963, an information-disclosure bug in the...
Linux Kernel Plugs USB-C DisplayPort Data Leak — Here’s Why Windows Users Should Care
The Linux kernel is patching a vulnerability that allows a malicious USB-C device to steal uninitialized stack data from a connected computer’s memory. Tracked as CVE-2026-63961, the flaw sits in...
AMD GPU Compute Flaw Patched in Linux Kernel—Why Most WSL 2 Users Are Safe
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s AMD graphics driver stack could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on systems running GPU compute workloads, but the standard...
USB-C Devices Can Overrun Linux Kernel Memory: Patch for CVE-2026-63960
A newly published Linux kernel vulnerability lets a USB-C device—anything from a charger to a docking station—write past the end of a kernel data structure, potentially opening the door to memory...
A malware-formed USB-C firmware file missing a colon can crash the Linux kernel—what Windows dual-boot users must do now
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-63964, can crash an entire system with a single malformed firmware file aimed at USB-C controller chips. The flaw, published to the...