MacBook Neo vs Windows Laptops for Cybersecurity Tasks

There is no one-size-fits-all cybersecurity laptop. We’ll examine real-world work scenarios, tool compatibility, and trade-offs that impact a security professional’s day-to-day work...

Astra Linux – Vulnerabilities in Linux, Linux-5.15, Linux-5.10

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerabilities have been resolved: ALSA: hda: Fixed an error related to the names of surround channels in version 9.1. The getlineoutpfx function may trigger an error due to overflowing a static array with more than 8 channels. This issue was reported on the...

Apple Silicon Vulnerability Research — A18 Pro (MacBook Neo)

This is systematic security research targeting Apple's A18 Pro chip MacBook Neo / Mac17,5, the first A-series SoC shipped in a Mac laptop. The MacBook Neo is used as an authorized Apple Security Research Device SRD and doubles as a high-visibility proxy for iPhone 16 Pro research, since A18 Pro i...

Apple Security Update: macOS Tahoe 26.3.2

Apple recommends to install security update macOS Tahoe 26.3.2 on devices MacBook Neo...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-005738)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-005738 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Fix Oops by 9.1 surround channel names getlineoutpfx may trigger an Oops by overflowin...

kernel: wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of of_property_read_string_index()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of ofpropertyreadstringindex Somewhen between 6.10 and 6.11 the driver started to crash on my MacBookPro14,3. The property doesn't exist and 'tmp' remains uninitialized, so we pass a random...

SUSE CVE-2023-53400

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Fix Oops by 9.1 surround channel names getlineoutpfx may trigger an Oops by overflowing the static array with more than 8 channels. This was reported for MacBookPro 12,1 with Cirrus codec. As a workaround, extend for t...

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53400

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Fix Oops by 9.1 surround channel names getlineoutpfx may trigger an Oops by overflowing the static array with more than 8 channels. This was reported for MacBookPro 12,1 with Cirrus codec. As a workaround, extend for t...

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53400

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Fix Oops by 9.1 surround channel names getlineoutpfx may trigger an Oops by overflowing the static array with more than 8 channels. This was reported for MacBookPro 12,1 with Cirrus codec. As a workaround, extend for t...

CVE-2023-53400 ALSA: hda: Fix Oops by 9.1 surround channel names

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Fix Oops by 9.1 surround channel names getlineoutpfx may trigger an Oops by overflowing the static array with more than 8 channels. This was reported for MacBookPro 12,1 with Cirrus codec. As a workaround, extend for t...

CVE-2023-53400 ALSA: hda: Fix Oops by 9.1 surround channel names

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Fix Oops by 9.1 surround channel names getlineoutpfx may trigger an Oops by overflowing the static array with more than 8 channels. This was reported for MacBookPro 12,1 with Cirrus codec. As a workaround, extend for t...

PT-2025-38379

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The get line out pfx function may trigger an Oops due to an overflow of a static array when handling more than 8 channels. This issue was reported for MacBookPro 12,1 with a Cirrus codec...

CVE-2025-38216 iommu/vt-d: Restore context entry setup order for aliased devices

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Restore context entry setup order for aliased devices Commit 2031c469f816 "iommu/vt-d: Add support for static identity domain" changed the context entry setup during domain attachment from a set-and-check policy to a...

CVE-2025-38216

CVE-2025-38216 (Linux kernel) affects iommu/vt-d context entry setup order for aliased PCI devices behind PCIe-to-PCI bridges. The issue arose after commit 2031c469f816 changed domain attach context entry setup from set-and-check to clear-and-reset, regressing PCI aliased devices and causing inpu...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.1, Linux 6.12

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerabilities have been resolved: Wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of ofpropertyreadstringindex. Between version 6.10 and 6.11, the driver began crashing on my MacBookPro14,3. The ofpropertyreadstringindex function does not exist, and the tmp variable...

AZL-68976 CVE-2025-21750 affecting package kernel 5.15.200.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of ofpropertyreadstringindex Somewhen between 6.10 and 6.11 the driver started to crash on my MacBookPro14,3. The property doesn't exist and 'tmp' remains uninitialized, so we pass a random...

CVE-2025-21750

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of ofpropertyreadstringindex Somewhen between 6.10 and 6.11 the driver started to crash on my MacBookPro14,3. The property doesn't exist and 'tmp' remains uninitialized, so we pass a random...

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21750

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of ofpropertyreadstringindex Somewhen between 6.10 and 6.11 the driver started to crash on my MacBookPro14,3. The property doesn't exist and 'tmp' remains uninitialized, so we pass a random...

CVE-2025-21750

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of ofpropertyreadstringindex Somewhen between 6.10 and 6.11 the driver started to crash on my MacBookPro14,3. The property doesn't exist and 'tmp' remains uninitialized, so we pass a random...

CVE-2025-21750 wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of of_property_read_string_index()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of ofpropertyreadstringindex Somewhen between 6.10 and 6.11 the driver started to crash on my MacBookPro14,3. The property doesn't exist and 'tmp' remains uninitialized, so we pass a random...