A recently disclosed Linux-kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-37750, fixes a kernel use‑after‑free (UAF) that can be triggered when SMB multichannel is used with encrypted transfers; the bug arises from reusing crypto AEAD state across channels and manifests as KASAN-detected slab UAFs...
When a simple file copy suddenly becomes a multi‑gigabit sprint, it's usually because two things finally line up: the network hardware can carry the traffic, and the protocol stack is using every available path. Recent experiments showing how to combine Wi‑Fi and Ethernet on Windows 11 to...
CIFS is not a modern alternative to SMB — it’s the 1996 dialect of SMB 1.0, and continuing to treat CIFS as a current protocol in 2025 leaves organizations exposed to well-known security flaws and performance shortfalls. The choice for any Windows-heavy network today is not “CIFS vs SMB” as if...
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