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Windows Now Rotates IPv6 Privacy Addresses Every 2 Days—Here’s Why That Matters

Microsoft has quietly aligned Windows with a newer internet standard that slashes the lifetime of temporary IPv6 addresses from one week to just two days. The shift, driven by RFC 8981, means your...

SESecurity Desk·1w ago
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Linux Kernel Fixes nf_tables Deadlock by Removing commit_mutex

The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-45901 on May 27, 2026, after kernel.org assigned a security record to a netfilter nf_tables fix that removes commit_mutex locking from reset...

Security Desk·7w ago ·5 min
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Verify OpenSSH on Windows Server 2016 Before Opening Port 22

A routine Google search for \"Install OpenSSH on Windows Server 2016\" now returns a minefield of auto-generated, keyword-stuffed pages that mix SSH instructions with random shopping links,...

Security Desk·10w ago ·5 min
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CISA Flags PAN-OS Root RCE Flaw CVE-2026-0300 in User-ID Portal as Actively Exploited

Palo Alto Networks firewall administrators face an urgent patching deadline after the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical vulnerability in PAN-OS, tracked as...

Security Desk·10w ago ·5 min
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Firewall Security · Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-31674 Alert: Why Windows Shops Must Patch Their Linux Firewalls Now

Late last week, the Linux kernel project disclosed CVE-2026-31674, a vulnerability in the netfilter firewall subsystem that could allow an attacker with firewall rule installation privileges to...

SE Security Desk·11w ago