EUVD-2026-28735

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: usbtmc: Use usbbulkmsgkillable with user-specified timeouts The usbtmc driver accepts timeout values specified by the user in an ioctl command, and uses these timeouts for some usbbulkmsg calls. Since the user can specify...

CVE-2026-43428 USB: core: Limit the length of unkillable synchronous timeouts

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: core: Limit the length of unkillable synchronous timeouts The usbcontrolmsg, usbbulkmsg, and usbinterruptmsg APIs in usbcore allow unlimited timeout durations. And since they use uninterruptible waits, this leaves open the...

Over 100 Chrome extensions break WhatsApp’s anti-spam rules

Recent research by Socket’s Threat Research Team uncovered a massive, coordinated campaign flooding the Chrome Web Store with 131 spamware extensions. These add-ons hijack WhatsApp Web—the browser version of WhatsApp—to automate bulk messages and skirt anti-spam controls. Spamware is software tha...