Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-04-24
Articles for the IT Professional. Each day we look at roughly 100 sites for Windows articles and bring them here.
Don’t Automate Chaos: Preparing Your Systems for AI
AI is everywhere right now, and the pressure to do something with it is real. The question most business leaders are asking is whether they should be using it. But the more critical question is whethe...
RMON Networks
Apr 22, 2026 - rmonnetworks.com
Planting for Success: Maximizing Your IT Tools
Here is a situation many business owners know all too well: you are paying for software your team uses every single day. No one is complaining, the daily work is getting done, and you have much bigger...
RMON Networks
Apr 22, 2026 - rmonnetworks.com
Mozilla Fixes 271 Firefox Bugs Using Anthropic’s Mythos AI
Mozilla says Firefox 150 patches 271 vulnerabilities found with Anthropic’s restricted Mythos AI, highlighting how quickly AI-driven bug hunting is accelerating. The post Mozilla Fixes 271 Firefox Bug...
TechRepublic
Apr 22, 2026 - techrepublic.com
iOS 26.4.2 fixes bug that allowed deleted notifications to be retrieved
iOS 26.4.2 is available now as the latest iPhone update, and it includes a key security fix that ensures deleted notifications can’t be retrieved or restored later. more…
9to5Mac
Apr 22, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 26.4.2 with bug fixes and security patches
iOS and iPadOS 26.4.2 are now available for download for compatible iPhones and iPads, with security and bug fixes. Read more...
Neowin
Apr 22, 2026 - neowin.net
Exchange 2016/2019 ESU Period 2: paid security updates until October 2026
Microsoft announced on April 15, 2026, a second paid security update period—called "Period 2"—for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019. This extends coverage from May through October 2026 for organizations u...
4sysops
Apr 22, 2026 - 4sysops.com
Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat
When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong.
Ars Technica - All content
Apr 22, 2026 - arstechnica.com
Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat
When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong.
Ars Technica
Apr 22, 2026 - arstechnica.com
Planting for Sustainable IT Success
Choose Your Own Adventure: Planting for Sustainable IT Success Scenario: You’re tending the IT garden, and a fast‑growing business application is showing signs of stress. Usage is up, leadership wants...
RMON Networks
Apr 22, 2026 - rmonnetworks.com
Arkansas Tried To Pass An Unconstitutional Social Media Law. Again. It Lost. Again.
Back in 2023, Arkansas passed a social media age verification law so poorly drafted that the bill’s own sponsor couldn’t accurately describe who it covered. The law appeared to exempt TikTok, Snapchat...
Techdirt
Apr 22, 2026 - techdirt.com
Threads users can now join group chats during live events
With the new Live Chats feature, Threads users can join public, real-time group conversations built around major live events. Here are the details. more…
9to5Mac
Apr 22, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Apple rolls out iOS 26.4.2 to fix a flaw that allowed the FBI to access push notifications
Apple's latest iOS update fixes a flaw in its notification database that made it possible for law enforcement to view deleted push notifications on a person's iPhone or iPad. The security flaw was one...
Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics
Apr 22, 2026 - engadget.com
France's national agency for managing IDs and passports suffered a data breach last week
The French government confirmed that France Titres, also known as Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), experienced a security breach last week. France Titres disclosed that it detected a data...
Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics
Apr 22, 2026 - engadget.com
Notification bug that let FBI access messages patched with iOS 26.4.2
People being investigated by the FBI deleted Signal, but some messages were still retrievable from the iPhone's notification database. The latest iOS update patches this vulnerability.iPhones may be s...
AppleInsider News
Apr 22, 2026 - appleinsider.com
Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones
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Hacker News
Apr 22, 2026 - techcrunch.com
Is Your Security Built Into Your Operations?
Security rarely fails loudly. More often, it slips out of alignment over time, with small gaps building quietly in the background while your business keeps moving forward. Take Marcus, for example. He...
RMON Networks
Apr 22, 2026 - rmonnetworks.com
'The Gentlemen' Rapidly Rises to Ransomware Prominence
Not nearly as polite as the name suggests, the ransomware gang has impressed researchers with its speed in scaling up operations — and its sophistication.
darkreading
Apr 22, 2026 - darkreading.com
Microsoft Patch Still Leaves 1,300 SharePoint Servers Exposed
More than 1,300 internet-exposed SharePoint servers remain unpatched against CVE-2026-32201, a spoofing flaw Microsoft says was exploited as a zero-day. The post Microsoft Patch Still Leaves 1,300 Sha...
TechRepublic
Apr 22, 2026 - techrepublic.com
The base model $599 Mac mini is now completely out of stock
The industry-wide supply chain issues continue to hit prospective Apple customers looking to buy new Macs. Today, the base model $599 M4 Mac mini with 256 GB storage is now completely out of stock at ...
9to5Mac
Apr 22, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Are you paying an AI ‘swarm tax’? Why single agents often beat complex systems
Enterprise teams building multi-agent AI systems may be paying a compute premium for gains that don't hold up under equal-budget conditions. New Stanford University research finds that single-agent sy...
VentureBeat
Apr 22, 2026 - venturebeat.com
Google and AWS split the AI agent stack between control and execution
The era of enterprises stitching together prompt chains and shadow agents is nearing its end as more options for orchestrating complex multi-agent systems emerge. As organizations move AI agents into ...
VentureBeat
Apr 22, 2026 - venturebeat.com
Digital Hopes, Real Power: The Rise Of Network Shutdowns
Iran’s internet has been intermittently disrupted for months. After years of bombardment, Gaza’s telecommunications infrastructure remains fragile. In India, recurring shutdowns and throttling have be...
Techdirt
Apr 22, 2026 - techdirt.com
Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage
Ship attacked by Iran after possibly falling for safe passage crypto scam.
Ars Technica - All content
Apr 22, 2026 - arstechnica.com
Mythos found 271 Firefox flaws – but none a human couldn’t spot
Mozilla CTO says AI means developers finally have a chance to get on top of security The Mozilla has revealed it tested Anthropic’s bug-finding “Mythos” AI model and feels the results it experienced r...
The Register
Apr 22, 2026 - go.theregister.com
Unable to Apply New Secure Boot Certificates to the Database
Hello, I am trying to update the Secure Boot certificates for a Dell Inspiron 17R-7720 laptop running Windows 10 Home 64-Bit 22H2 and the latest ESU updates, and running the latest A17 BIOS firmwar...
Windows 10 Help Forums
Apr 22, 2026 - tenforums.com
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Reddit : K-12 Systems Administrators
Apr 22, 2026 - reddit.com
I Wish I Had This Official D&D Show When I Started Rolling Dice 25 Years Ago
The company behind Dungeons & Dragons has its official answer to Critical Role in its new show Dungeon Masters, which airs weekly on YouTube.
CNET
Apr 23, 2026 - cnet.com
CVE-2026-5358 Static buffer overflow in deprecated nis_local_principal
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-5928 Static buffer overflow in deprecated nis_local_principal
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34278
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-35239
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-21998
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-35237
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-22009
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
Districts Relying More on Data to Identify Gifted Students
Schools are finding new, data-driven ways to re-approach gifted and talented programs -- with a focus on inclusivity.
EdSurge Articles
Apr 23, 2026 - edsurge.com
CVE-2026-34270
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34293
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34271
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-22002
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-22017
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-35238
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34267
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34303
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34308
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34304
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-34276
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-22001
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-22004
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-22005
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-35240
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-35236
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-22015
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-40706
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-3219 pip doesn't reject concatenated ZIP and tar archives
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-40890 github.com/gomarkdown/markdown: Out-of-bounds Read in SmartypantsRenderer
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31524 HID: asus: avoid memory leak in asus_report_fixup()
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31486 hwmon: (pmbus/core) Protect regulator operations with mutex
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31487 spi: use generic driver_override infrastructure
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31496 netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: skip expectations in other netns via proc
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31515 af_key: validate families in pfkey_send_migrate()
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31452 ext4: convert inline data to extents when truncate exceeds inline size
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31455 xfs: stop reclaim before pushing AIL during unmount
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31476 ksmbd: do not expire session on binding failure
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31516 xfrm: prevent policy_hthresh.work from racing with netns teardown
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31488 drm/amd/display: Do not skip unrelated mode changes in DSC validation
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31527 driver core: platform: use generic driver_override infrastructure
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31506 net: bcmasp: fix double free of WoL irq
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31474 can: isotp: fix tx.buf use-after-free in isotp_sendmsg()
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31458 mm/damon/sysfs: check contexts->nr before accessing contexts_arr[0]
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31504 net: fix fanout UAF in packet_release() via NETDEV_UP race
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31462 drm/amdgpu: prevent immediate PASID reuse case
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31523 nvme-pci: ensure we're polling a polled queue
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31497 Bluetooth: btusb: clamp SCO altsetting table indices
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31440 dmaengine: idxd: Fix leaking event log memory
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31505 iavf: fix out-of-bounds writes in iavf_get_ethtool_stats()
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31431 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31464 scsi: ibmvfc: Fix OOB access in ibmvfc_discover_targets_done()
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31461 drm/amd/display: Fix drm_edid leak in amdgpu_dm
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31489 spi: meson-spicc: Fix double-put in remove path
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31441 dmaengine: idxd: Fix memory leak when a wq is reset
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31469 virtio_net: Fix UAF on dst_ops when IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE is cleared and napi_tx is false
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31510 Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref on l2cap_sock_ready_cb
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31454 xfs: save ailp before dropping the AIL lock in push callbacks
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31449 ext4: validate p_idx bounds in ext4_ext_correct_indexes
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31482 s390/entry: Scrub r12 register on kernel entry
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31518 esp: fix skb leak with espintcp and async crypto
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31446 ext4: fix use-after-free in update_super_work when racing with umount
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31520 HID: apple: avoid memory leak in apple_report_fixup()
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31502 team: fix header_ops type confusion with non-Ethernet ports
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31432 ksmbd: fix OOB write in QUERY_INFO for compound requests
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31519 btrfs: set BTRFS_ROOT_ORPHAN_CLEANUP during subvol create
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31433 ksmbd: fix potencial OOB in get_file_all_info() for compound requests
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31485 spi: spi-fsl-lpspi: fix teardown order issue (UAF)
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31495 netfilter: ctnetlink: use netlink policy range checks
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31483 s390/syscalls: Add spectre boundary for syscall dispatch table
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31448 ext4: avoid infinite loops caused by residual data
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31507 net/smc: fix double-free of smc_spd_priv when tee() duplicates splice pipe buffer
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31439 dmaengine: xilinx: xdma: Fix regmap init error handling
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31500 Bluetooth: btintel: serialize btintel_hw_error() with hci_req_sync_lock
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MSRC Security Update Guide
Apr 23, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
CVE-2026-31447 ext4: reject mount if bigalloc with s_first_data_block != 0
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