bpf timer

About this tag
The bpf timer tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about BPF timer functionality in Linux, particularly in the context of Azure Linux and related Microsoft products. Content includes analysis of CVE-2024-41045, a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem that affects the bpf_timer_cancel_and_free function. The tag explores how this issue impacts Azure Linux, WSL, and marketplace images, with guidance on risk assessment and attestation. Recurring themes include kernel security patches, vulnerability disclosure, and the relationship between open-source components and Microsoft's product security posture.

  1. CVE-2025-21825: Fix canceling running bpf timer on PREEMPT RT kernels

    Title: CVE-2025-21825 — bpf: “Cancel the running bpf_timer through kworker for PREEMPT_RT” (what happened, who’s affected, and what to do) Date: March 6, 2025 (published / CVE assignment) — updated summary for sysadmins (Dec 7, 2025) Summary A kernel-level locking problem involving BPF map...
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  2. Azure Linux CVE-2024-41045: BPF Timer Risk and Attestation Guidance

    Microsoft’s brief advisory — that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” — is accurate as a product‑level attestation, but it is not a technical guarantee that no other Microsoft product can include the same vulnerable upstream component. Background...