cve 2025 38165

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CVE-2025-38165 is a Linux kernel bug in the BPF sockmap subsystem that can cause a panic when calling skb_linearize. Microsoft's Azure Linux product is listed as potentially affected, but this is a product-scoped attestation rather than a universal guarantee covering all Microsoft software. Discussions on WindowsForum highlight the importance of understanding vendor attestations and their limitations. The tag covers the technical details of the vulnerability, its impact on Azure Linux, and the broader context of how such CVEs are communicated by Microsoft.

  1. CVE-2025-38165: Azure Linux Attestation Isn't a Universal Microsoft Kernel Shield

    The Linux kernel bug tracked as CVE-2025-38165 — described upstream as “bpf, sockmap: Fix panic when calling skb_linearize” — is a classic example of why vendor attestations matter, and why those attestations are not the same thing as exhaustive, global inventory. Microsoft’s public wording on...
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