Memory Safety
The latest Memory Safety coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Plans AI-Driven Rust Rewrite of C/C++ Code by 2030
Microsoft's latest engineering gambit is as audacious as it is literal: replace the company's legacy C and C++ estate with Rust by 2030, using a blend of algorithmic tooling and AI to mass-rewrite...
CVE-2025-68114: Critical Memory Safety Vulnerability in Capstone Disassembly Framework
The cybersecurity community is currently addressing a significant memory safety vulnerability in the Capstone disassembly framework, designated as CVE-2025-68114. This security flaw, discovered in...
Linux Kernel CVE-2025-68281: SDCA ASoC Memory Bug Explained & Windows Implications
A subtle but significant memory allocation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Audio System on Chip (ASoC) SoundWire Class Audio (SDCA) driver has been officially documented as CVE-2025-68281 and...
Linux Kernel Patch Fixes Critical ksmbd Race Condition CVE-2025-68263
A critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's in-kernel SMB server (ksmbd) has been patched, addressing a dangerous race condition that could lead to kernel use-after-free (UAF)...
HDF5 CVE-2025-6750: Critical Heap Overflow Vulnerability in mtime Encoder Threatens Scientific Computing
A critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in HDF5 version 1.14.6, one of the most widely used data formats in scientific computing, high-performance computing, and...
HDF5 Use-After-Free Flaw CVE-2025-6856 Hits Windows Apps; Upgrade to 1.14.6 Urgent
A critical use-after-free vulnerability in the widely-used HDF5 library, tracked as CVE-2025-6856, has been publicly disclosed, prompting urgent calls for organizations to patch to version 1.14.6...
HDF5 Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2025-2913) Threatens Apps That Open Scientific Files—Patch Now
A memory-safety defect in the HDF5 library can crash or corrupt the memory of any application that parses a maliciously crafted data file, and a proof-of-concept exploit is already circulating....
CVE-2025-14512: Critical GLib GIO Vulnerability Threatens Linux & Windows Apps
A newly disclosed critical vulnerability in GLib, a fundamental library used by thousands of Linux and Windows applications, has security researchers and system administrators on high alert....
DAQFactory ICS Security Advisory: Patch 21.1 Fixes Critical Memory Safety Flaws
A critical industrial control systems (ICS) security advisory has been issued for AzeoTech's DAQFactory software, revealing multiple memory-safety vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to...
GDCM DICOM Library Flaw: Update Medical Viewers Now to Prevent Crashes from Malformed Files
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Grassroots DiCoM (GDCM) library—the open-source workhorse behind countless medical imaging applications—can be triggered simply by opening a maliciously...
2025 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses: Analysis & Windows Security Implications
The 2025 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses arrives as a clear, data-driven wake-up call for developers, security teams, and procurement managers: adversaries continue to exploit a...
Linux Kernel Fixes fbdev Out-of-Bounds Read Bug CVE-2025-40322
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel, designated CVE-2025-40322, exposes a subtle but significant memory safety flaw within the legacy framebuffer (fbdev) subsystem. This...