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The pNFS tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Parallel Network File System (pNFS), a protocol extension to NFS that improves scalability and performance. Recent content focuses on a Linux kernel patch (CVE-2025-40087) that fixes a crash in the NFSD server related to FlexFiles pNFS layouts. The thread highlights how Microsoft's Azure Linux includes the affected component, with implications for enterprise IT environments using NFS. While pNFS is primarily a Linux/Unix technology, its relevance to WindowsForum.com arises from cross-platform storage scenarios and Microsoft's involvement with Linux in Azure. The tag may also touch on NFS configuration, troubleshooting, and security updates in mixed-OS networks.
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    CVE-2025-40087 Linux NFSD Patch for FlexFiles pNFS and Azure Linux Attestation

    The Linux kernel patch tracked as CVE-2025-40087 fixes an NFSD (NFS server) edge case — adding a missing proc_layoutcommit handler for the FlexFiles pNFS layout to avoid a crash when a pNFS client issues a LAYOUTCOMMIT for that layout — and Microsoft has publicly attested that Azure Linux...
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