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    Linux Kernel Btrfs Subvolume Race Bug CVE-2024-23850 Fixed

    A recently disclosed robustness bug in the Linux kernel’s Btrfs implementation can trigger an assertion failure and a kernel crash when a newly created subvolume is read before the filesystem has finished the final steps of subvolume creation, producing a local-denial-of-service condition that...
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    CVE-2025-38260: Azure Linux remediation confirmed; other Microsoft artifacts unverified

    Microsoft’s short MSRC line that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is correct — but it is a product‑scoped attestation, not a universal guarantee that no other Microsoft product can contain the same vulnerable btrfs code. Treat Azure Linux as a...
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    Azure Linux Attestation for CVE-2024-46733: Btrfs Qgroup Leaks and Verification

    Microsoft’s short advisory that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is accurate — but it is a product‑scoped attestation, not a categorical guarantee that no other Microsoft product can carry the same vulnerable Btrfs code. Background / Overview...
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    Btrfs CVE-2025-68358 Fix: Race in Space Info Bitfields Resolved

    A race in btrfs's space bookkeeping has been fixed upstream after discovery of a non-atomic bitfield write in btrfs_clear_space_info_full that can leave the filesystem's reclaim infrastructure in a permanently inconsistent state — tracked as CVE-2025-68358. Background Btrfs is a modern...
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    Azure Linux and CVE-2025-37931: Understanding Microsoft Attestations and Scope

    Microsoft’s short advisory that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is accurate — but it is a product‑scoped attestation, not a proof that no other Microsoft product or artifact could contain the same vulnerable btrfs code. The upstream CVE...
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    CVE-2025-40303: Safe Btrfs Metadata Writeback Fix and Production Patch Guide

    A recently assigned CVE—CVE-2025-40303—targets a corner case in the Linux kernel’s Btrfs implementation that can cause metadata writeback to proceed on a filesystem that has already been marked “in error,” leading to queueing of new work on workqueues that have been stopped and, in certain RAID...
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    CVE-2025-40205 Linux Btrfs file handle out of bounds fix

    A subtle but important memory-safety bug in the Linux kernel’s Btrfs file-handle encoder has been fixed upstream: CVE-2025-40205 closes an out‑of‑bounds write in btrfs_encode_fh that could, in specific circumstances, write eight bytes past the user-supplied buffer. This is primarily an...
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    CVE-2024-58089: Btrfs Race Triggers Kernel Panic and DoS

    A subtle race in Btrfs ordered-extent accounting can lead to a kernel panic: CVE-2024-58089 fixes a double‑accounting race in btrfs_run_delalloc_range that, when triggered on systems where block size (4K) is smaller than page size (64K) — commonly on certain aarch64 configurations — can...
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    CVE-2024-49932 Fix: Btrfs Readahead DoS in RAID Stripe Tree

    A subtle race between Btrfs readahead and RAID stripe-tree lookups can trigger a kernel BUG that crashes systems performing block-group relocation — CVE-2024-49932 fixes this by skipping readahead of the relocation inode when the filesystem is backed by a RAID stripe tree, but operators must...
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    CVE-2025-40100: Azure Linux Btrfs Bug and Cross‑Product Verification

    Microsoft’s short advisory that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” accurately describes the inventory Microsoft has completed — but it is a product‑scoped attestation, not a categorical statement that no other Microsoft product can include the...
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    CVE-2025-38269 Explained: Azure Linux Attestation and Btrfs Risk

    Microsoft’s brief advisory that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is accurate — but it is a product‑scoped attestation, not a categorical statement that no other Microsoft product can contain the same vulnerable Btrfs code. Background /...
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    CVE-2025-22115 and Azure Linux Attestation: Which Microsoft Artifacts Risk?

    Short answer (TL;DR) No — Azure Linux is the only Microsoft product Microsoft has publicly attested (via its MSRC/VEX/CSAF work) to include the upstream btrfs code for CVE‑2025‑22115 so far, but that statement is a scoped inventory attestation, not a proof that no other Microsoft‑distributed...
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    Azure Linux Attestation and CVE-2024-57976: Not the Only Microsoft Risk

    Microsoft’s public notice that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is accurate — and important — but it does not mean Azure Linux is the only Microsoft product that could contain the vulnerable Btrfs code. The Azure Linux attestation is a...
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    CVE-2024-41067: Azure Linux Btrfs Bug and Microsoft Attestation

    The Linux kernel bug tracked as CVE‑2024‑41067 — a Btrfs scrub path error that can trigger an ASSERT and host instability — has been publicly fixed upstream, and Microsoft’s published advisory names Azure Linux as a Microsoft‑branded product that includes the affected open‑source component and...
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    CVE-2024-50217 Linux Btrfs UAF Patch and DoS Risk

    A use-after-free bug in the Btrfs filesystem implementation has been patched in the Linux kernel under CVE-2024-50217, a high-severity flaw that can be triggered by a local attacker mounting specially crafted images and that can cause a sustained or persistent denial-of-service by corrupting...
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    CVE-2025-37856: Azure Linux Exposure and Verifying Microsoft Artifacts

    Short answer (straight to your question) No — “Azure Linux” is not provably the only Microsoft product that can contain the vulnerable btrfs code. It is the only Microsoft product Microsoft has publicly mapped and attested (via its VEX/CSAF output / Security Update Guide) to include the...
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    CVE-2025-39779: Linux Btrfs Writeback Bug Threatens Availability

    A Linux kernel bug in the Btrfs filesystem — tracked as CVE-2025-39779 — can cause write-ordering guarantees to be violated by prematurely clearing the PAGECACHE_TAG_TOWRITE tag on subpage folios, with downstream effects that include kernel assertions, crashes, and availability failures...
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    CVE-2023-53247: Btrfs Kernel Race Triggers Oops Patch Now

    A recently disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability in the Btrfs filesystem — tracked as CVE-2023-53247 — can trigger a kernel oops or panic by misordering page state operations in the buffered write path, allowing an attacker with local access to cause a sustained denial-of-service on impacted...
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    Kernel Btrfs CVE-2022-49469 Fix Reorders Cleanup to Prevent Local DoS

    A small reordering of error handling in the Linux kernel's Btrfs create_subvol path fixed a memory-management bug that could leak an internal "anon_dev" allocation and, in aggregate, cause sustained availability problems on affected systems — administrators should treat this as a local...
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    Armbian 25.5: The Ultimate Linux Update for ARM-Based Single-Board Computers

    Armbian 25.5 emerges as a significant milestone in the evolution of Linux distributions tailored for ARM-based single-board computers (SBCs). This release not only broadens hardware compatibility but also introduces a suite of enhancements that streamline user experience and system performance...
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