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Microsoft Azure-Only Bugs in "Linux" Can "Compromise the System."

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 12, 2025

USN-7196-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

From ubuntu.com and linux.org a few days ago:

Older: Microsoft update servers left all Azure RHEL instances hackable

Yesterday: Microsoft in Trouble as Azure Breaks and Only Days After Promising Investment in "Datacentres" Construction of Actual Datacentres Paused (Expect More Azure Layoffs Very Soon)

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