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  • The toolchain has been rebuilt successfully (or no changes were made to it)
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Summary

What does the PR accomplish, why was it needed?

  • This PR introduces a CVE Quickstart Guide to assist developers in understanding the steps to identify, resolve, and document Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)
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  • Added a new directory: /home/kanbansal/azurelinux/toolkit/docs/CVE.
  • Created a file: CVE-Quickstart-Guide.md within the newly added directory.
  • Documented the process for identifying, resolving, and documenting CVEs in the guide.
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  • #xxxx
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@microsoft-github-policy-service microsoft-github-policy-service bot added the documentation Improvements or additions to documentation label Dec 3, 2024
2. Apply the patch:
```bash
patch -p1 --fuzz=0 < CVE-xxxx-yyyy.patch
```
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# **Document: Fixing CVE Patches for Azure Linux**

This document provides a step-by-step guide to fixing CVE patches for Azure Linux. It includes identifying the CVE, locating and preparing the package, applying the patch, and submitting it for integration into Azure Linux.

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4. Commit and push changes:
```bash
git add -u
git commit -m "Fix CVE-xxxx-yyyy"
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@microsoft-github-policy-service microsoft-github-policy-service bot added the 3.0 PRs Destined for 3.0 label Jan 3, 2025
@Kanishk-Bansal Kanishk-Bansal self-assigned this Feb 4, 2025
@Kanishk-Bansal Kanishk-Bansal removed their assignment Feb 21, 2025
@Kanishk-Bansal Kanishk-Bansal force-pushed the kanbansal/CVE-quickstart-guide branch from ccef37f to 4fb72c1 Compare July 18, 2025 18:48
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