Windows Kernel
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CVE-2025-26636: Windows Kernel Info Leak Exploits Processor Optimizations to Steal Secrets
Microsoft's April 2025 Patch Tuesday quietly shipped a fix for CVE-2025-26636, a Windows NT kernel information disclosure that lets local attackers extract sensitive memory simply by triggering code...
137 Fixes and a Win32K Type-Confusion Bug: Microsoft’s Mammoth July Patch Tuesday
Microsoft’s July 2025 security update is a behemoth, shipping patches for 137 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day in SQL Server and a heap of critical remote code execution flaws. But buried in...
Patch Now: CVE-2025-49761 Windows Kernel UAF Flaw Enables SYSTEM Takeover
A newly disclosed use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-49761, hands a reliable privilege escalation path to any attacker who already has a toehold on a target...
Microsoft Resolves Easy Anti-Cheat Crashes on Windows 11 24H2 with Emergency Patch KB5063060
For months, a persistent and deeply frustrating issue stood between thousands of PC gamers and the latest innovations offered by Windows 11. Gaming communities across forums and social media found...
Understanding CVE-2025-48808: A Deep Dive into the Windows Kernel Vulnerability
Understanding CVE-2025-48808: A Deep Dive into the Windows Kernel Vulnerability A significant information disclosure vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-48808, has been discovered in the Windows...
KB5058499 slashes GPU latency 17% and kills DX12 crashes in Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 preview update (KB5058499) addresses long-standing gaming performance issues that have plagued users since the OS launch. The update specifically targets GPU...
Kernel Fixes in Windows 11 24H2 Slash Memory Leaks 80%, Cut Gaming Lag
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 24H2 update is set to address long-standing memory leaks and gaming performance issues that have plagued users since the OS launch. Early testing reveals significant...
Windows 11 KB5058499 Fixes Gaming Lags, Input Lag & Display Bugs on 24H2
Microsoft's latest cumulative update, KB5058499, has arrived as a much-needed stabilization patch for Windows 11 24H2, addressing critical gaming, input, and display issues that have plagued users...
CVE-2025-24063 patch lands for heap overflow in Windows kernel streaming driver.
A newly discovered critical vulnerability in the Windows kernel, designated as CVE-2025-24063, allows attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting a flaw in the kernel streaming driver. This...
Microsoft & Apple April 2025 Security Patches: Critical Updates for Windows & macOS Users
In a digital landscape increasingly fraught with sophisticated cyber threats, the latest round of security patches from Microsoft and Apple in April 2025 underscores the urgent need for Windows and...
CVE-2025-24983: Persistent Windows Kernel Vulnerability Exploited Since 2023
Overview In March 2025, Microsoft addressed a critical security flaw, CVE-2025-24983, in its Patch Tuesday updates. This vulnerability, a use-after-free issue in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem,...