--- title: Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 Ships With 233+ CVE... description: Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20260809, a monthly update to its in-house Linux distribution bringing more than 233 CVE fixes across packages including... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-azure-linux-3-0-20260809-ships-with-233-cve-fixes-eol4zw3gp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 Ships With 233+ CVE Fixes | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20260809, a monthly update to its in-house Linux distribution bringing more than 233 CVE fixes across packages including... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-azure-linux-3-0-20260809-ships-with-233-cve-fixes-eol4zw3gp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eoL4zw3GP.png og:image:alt: Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 Ships With 233+ CVE Fixes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 Ships With 233+ CVE Fixes **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20260809, a monthly update to its in-house Linux distribution bringing more than 233 CVE fixes across packages including BusyBox, Curl, Docker, Kubernetes, Perl, Python, Prometheus, Rust, PHP, Valkey, and XWayland. The release still uses the Linux 6.6 LTS kernel by default but enables FSCRYPT and pulls in other upstream 6.6 branch updates. Full patch details are available on Microsoft's GitHub release page. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What does the Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 update include? It ships more than 233 security patches for recent CVEs affecting packages such as BusyBox, Curl, Docker, Kubernetes, Perl, Python, Prometheus, Rust, PHP, Valkey, and XWayland. The release still defaults to the Linux 6.6 LTS kernel but enables FSCRYPT and pulls in other updates from the upstream Linux 6.6 branch, alongside additional Microsoft-authored fixes. _Teams tracking Azure Linux patch cycles can follow security updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Is Azure Linux 3.0 still supported now that Azure Linux 4.0 is in development? Yes, Azure Linux 3.0 remains the current stable production series even while Microsoft continues developing Azure Linux 4.0, an overhauled distribution built atop Fedora. The 3.0.20260809 monthly refresh confirms ongoing active maintenance with security patches and kernel-branch updates. _Ops teams weighing when to move to a newer base image can track Azure Linux's roadmap on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Microsoft Releases Azure Linux 3.0.20260506 With Many Security Fixes](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-releases-azure-linux-3-0-20260506-with-many-security-fixes-dkr5w1tin) · Phoronix · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Azure Linux 3.0 Enables Core Scheduling, More Tracing Capabilities](https://daily.dev/posts/azure-linux-3-0-enables-core-scheduling-more-tracing-capabilities-ry8zje3t5) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20251021 Pulls In AppArmor & Other Updates](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-azure-linux-3-0-20251021-pulls-in-apparmor-other-updates-5k0zajeaf) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-azure-linux-3-0-20260809-ships-with-233-cve-fixes-eol4zw3gp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 Ships With 233+ CVE Fixes","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-azure-linux-3-0-20260809-ships-with-233-cve-fixes-eol4zw3gp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-azure-linux-3-0-20260809-ships-with-233-cve-fixes-eol4zw3gp"},"datePublished":"2026-08-13T10:44:56.536Z","dateModified":"2026-08-13T10:45:25.553Z","description":"Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20260809, a monthly update to its in-house Linux distribution bringing more than 233 CVE fixes across packages including...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1893a806a05a642d4ad010079a2af27e?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1893a806a05a642d4ad010079a2af27e?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Phoronix","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Phoronix","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/6a26ba379dd64932830aa0c9803dd7ee","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-azure-linux-3-0-20260809-ships-with-233-cve-fixes-eol4zw3gp","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"security,linux,microsoft","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Phoronix","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 Ships With 233+ CVE Fixes"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-azure-linux-3-0-20260809-ships-with-233-cve-fixes-eol4zw3gp#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does the Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 update include?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It ships more than 233 security patches for recent CVEs affecting packages such as BusyBox, Curl, Docker, Kubernetes, Perl, Python, Prometheus, Rust, PHP, Valkey, and XWayland. 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