diff --git a/build/usb/includes.chroot/usr/local/sbin/rigos-state-orchestrate b/build/usb/includes.chroot/usr/local/sbin/rigos-state-orchestrate
index 16ff6b1..027da28 100644
--- a/build/usb/includes.chroot/usr/local/sbin/rigos-state-orchestrate
+++ b/build/usb/includes.chroot/usr/local/sbin/rigos-state-orchestrate
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import stat
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import time
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@ STATUS = RUNTIME / "state-status.json"
 ATTESTATION = RUNTIME / "boot-device.json"
 BOOT_ID = Path("/proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id")
 PARTUUID_ROOT = Path("/dev/disk/by-partuuid")
+SYS_DEV_BLOCK = Path("/sys/dev/block")
 PARTUUID_RE = re.compile(r"^[0-9A-Fa-f-]{1,128}$")
+MAJOR_MINOR_RE = re.compile(r"^[0-9]+:[0-9]+$")
 E2FSCK_EXIT_RE = re.compile(
     r"\be2fsck: exit (?:(?P<plain>[0-9]+)|Some\((?P<option>[0-9]+)\))(?=[:\s]|$)"
 )
@@ -73,6 +76,70 @@ def e2fsck_exit_code(message: str) -> int | None:
     return int(value)
 
 
+def resolve_strict(path: Path) -> Path:
+    return path.resolve(strict=True)
+
+
+def block_device_major_minor(path: Path) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+    try:
+        metadata = os.stat(path)
+    except OSError as error:
+        return None, f"attested state path is unavailable: {error}"
+    if not stat.S_ISBLK(metadata.st_mode):
+        return None, "attested state path is not a block device"
+    return f"{os.major(metadata.st_rdev)}:{os.minor(metadata.st_rdev)}", None
+
+
+def state_belongs_to_attested_disk(
+    state_major_minor: str, disk_major_minor: str
+) -> tuple[bool, str | None]:
+    if not MAJOR_MINOR_RE.fullmatch(state_major_minor) or not MAJOR_MINOR_RE.fullmatch(
+        disk_major_minor
+    ):
+        return False, "attested block major:minor is invalid"
+    try:
+        state_sysfs = resolve_strict(SYS_DEV_BLOCK / state_major_minor)
+        disk_sysfs = resolve_strict(SYS_DEV_BLOCK / disk_major_minor)
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError) as error:
+        return False, f"attested block sysfs identity is unavailable: {error}"
+    if state_sysfs.parent != disk_sysfs:
+        return False, "attested state block is not a child of the attested boot disk"
+    return True, None
+
+
+def attested_state_device(
+    attestation: dict, state: dict
+) -> tuple[Path | None, str | None]:
+    disk = attestation.get("disk")
+    if not isinstance(disk, dict):
+        return None, "attested boot disk identity is unavailable"
+    raw_path = state.get("path")
+    state_major_minor = state.get("major_minor")
+    disk_major_minor = disk.get("major_minor")
+    if not isinstance(raw_path, str):
+        return None, "attested state path is invalid"
+    path = Path(raw_path)
+    if len(path.parts) < 3 or path.parts[0] != "/" or path.parts[1] != "dev":
+        return None, "attested state path is outside /dev"
+    if not isinstance(state_major_minor, str) or not isinstance(disk_major_minor, str):
+        return None, "attested block major:minor is unavailable"
+    try:
+        device = resolve_strict(path)
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError) as error:
+        return None, f"attested state path is unavailable: {error}"
+    observed_major_minor, error = block_device_major_minor(device)
+    if error is not None or observed_major_minor is None:
+        return None, error or "attested state block identity is unavailable"
+    if observed_major_minor != state_major_minor:
+        return None, "attested state path major:minor changed"
+    belongs, error = state_belongs_to_attested_disk(
+        state_major_minor, disk_major_minor
+    )
+    if not belongs:
+        return None, error or "attested state block parent changed"
+    return device, None
+
+
 def verified_state_device() -> tuple[Path | None, str | None]:
     attestation = read_json(ATTESTATION)
     try:
@@ -90,10 +157,19 @@ def verified_state_device() -> tuple[Path | None, str | None]:
     partuuid = state.get("partuuid")
     if not isinstance(partuuid, str) or not PARTUUID_RE.fullmatch(partuuid):
         return None, "attested state PARTUUID is invalid"
+    attested_device, error = attested_state_device(attestation, state)
+    if error is not None or attested_device is None:
+        return None, error or "attested state device is unavailable"
     try:
-        device = (PARTUUID_ROOT / partuuid).resolve(strict=True)
-    except OSError as error:
-        return None, f"attested state PARTUUID is unavailable: {error}"
+        partuuid_device = resolve_strict(PARTUUID_ROOT / partuuid)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        device = attested_device
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError) as error:
+        return None, f"attested state PARTUUID lookup failed: {error}"
+    else:
+        if partuuid_device != attested_device:
+            return None, "PARTUUID symlink resolved away from attested state device"
+        device = partuuid_device
     mounted = subprocess.run(
         ["/usr/bin/findmnt", "--noheadings", "--source", str(device)],
         check=False,
diff --git a/build/usb/version.env b/build/usb/version.env
index 712e69f..0fd5554 100644
--- a/build/usb/version.env
+++ b/build/usb/version.env
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-RIGOS_PRODUCT_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13
-RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13
+RIGOS_PRODUCT_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.14
+RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.14
 RIGOS_IMAGE_ID=rigos-usb-amd64
 RIGOS_IMAGE_CHANNEL=alpha
-RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=13
+RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=14
 RIGOS_XMRIG_VERSION=6.26.0
 RIGOS_XMRIG_ARCHIVE_SHA256=fc6f8ae5f64e4f17481f7e3be29a1c56949f216a998414188003eae1db20c9e5
 RIGOS_XMRIG_BINARY_SHA256=b20f39fc00d242e706b6c30367ad811c676e0575050a4ec2f30104b696944b49
diff --git a/crates/rigos-config/tests/diagnostic_ssh.rs b/crates/rigos-config/tests/diagnostic_ssh.rs
index 8dbeae3..b3f3a8c 100644
--- a/crates/rigos-config/tests/diagnostic_ssh.rs
+++ b/crates/rigos-config/tests/diagnostic_ssh.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ fn diagnostic_ssh_keeps_host_identity_mandatory_without_requiring_ready_state()
         );
     }
 
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13"));
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=13"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.14"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=14"));
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/crates/rigos-config/tests/firstboot_image_gate.rs b/crates/rigos-config/tests/firstboot_image_gate.rs
index 40c450d..1abd138 100644
--- a/crates/rigos-config/tests/firstboot_image_gate.rs
+++ b/crates/rigos-config/tests/firstboot_image_gate.rs
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ fn repo_file(path: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn alpha13_build_runs_source_and_exact_image_firstboot_gates() {
+fn alpha14_build_runs_source_and_exact_image_firstboot_gates() {
     let version = repo_file("build/usb/version.env");
     let entrypoint = repo_file("scripts/build-usb-image-entrypoint.sh");
     let verifier = repo_file("scripts/verify-firstboot-image.sh");
     let hook = repo_file("build/usb/hooks/010-rigos.chroot");
 
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_PRODUCT_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13"));
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.13"));
-    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=13"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_PRODUCT_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.14"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_IMAGE_VERSION=0.0.4-alpha.14"));
+    assert!(version.contains("RIGOS_BUILD_ORDINAL=14"));
 
     assert!(entrypoint.contains("--test firstboot_tty"));
     assert!(entrypoint.contains("--test state_resize_recovery"));
diff --git a/crates/rigos-config/tests/state_resize_recovery.rs b/crates/rigos-config/tests/state_resize_recovery.rs
index 42ecdb3..103150c 100644
--- a/crates/rigos-config/tests/state_resize_recovery.rs
+++ b/crates/rigos-config/tests/state_resize_recovery.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ fn state_resize_timeout_has_a_bounded_verified_recovery_path() {
         "resize2fs: timeout",
         "[\"/usr/sbin/e2fsck\", \"-f\", \"-y\"",
         "e2fsck_exit == E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT",
+        "SYS_DEV_BLOCK = Path(\"/sys/dev/block\")",
+        "MAJOR_MINOR_RE = re.compile",
+        "def attested_state_device(",
+        "stat.S_ISBLK",
+        "state_sysfs.parent != disk_sysfs",
+        "PARTUUID symlink resolved away from attested state device",
     ] {
         assert!(
             orchestrator.contains(required),
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ fn resize_timeout_recovery_retries_core_and_repairs_only_e2fsck_exit_four() {
     fs::create_dir_all(&root).unwrap();
 
     let fixture = r#"
+import json
 import runpy
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -83,6 +90,65 @@ assert g['e2fsck_exit_code']('e2fsck: exit Some(4): inconsistency') == 4
 assert g['e2fsck_exit_code']('e2fsck: exit Some(8): operational error') == 8
 assert g['e2fsck_exit_code']('e2fsck: exit None: signal') is None
 
+# The attested-path fallback requires exact path, major:minor, and disk parent identity.
+attestation = {
+    'schema': 'rigos.boot-device/v1',
+    'boot_id': 'boot-test',
+    'verification_outcome': 'verified',
+    'disk': {'path': '/dev/test-disk', 'major_minor': '8:16'},
+    'state': {
+        'path': '/dev/test-state',
+        'major_minor': '8:20',
+        'partuuid': '5249474f-04',
+    },
+}
+state = attestation['state']
+real_resolve_strict = g['resolve_strict']
+g['resolve_strict'] = lambda _path: Path('/dev/test-state')
+g['block_device_major_minor'] = lambda _path: ('8:20', None)
+g['state_belongs_to_attested_disk'] = lambda state_mm, disk_mm: (
+    state_mm == '8:20' and disk_mm == '8:16',
+    None,
+)
+device, error = g['attested_state_device'](attestation, state)
+assert device == Path('/dev/test-state')
+assert error is None
+g['block_device_major_minor'] = lambda _path: ('8:21', None)
+device, error = g['attested_state_device'](attestation, state)
+assert device is None
+assert error == 'attested state path major:minor changed'
+g['resolve_strict'] = real_resolve_strict
+
+# Missing PARTUUID link may use only the already-verified attested block path.
+links = root / 'by-partuuid'
+links.mkdir()
+g['PARTUUID_ROOT'] = links
+g['attested_state_device'] = lambda _attestation, _state: (Path('/dev/test-state'), None)
+g['ATTESTATION'].write_text(json.dumps(attestation), encoding='utf-8')
+class Result:
+    def __init__(self, returncode, stdout=''):
+        self.returncode = returncode
+        self.stdout = stdout
+        self.stderr = ''
+def fake_run(argv, **_kwargs):
+    if argv[0] == '/usr/bin/findmnt':
+        return Result(1)
+    if argv[0] == '/usr/sbin/blkid':
+        return Result(0, 'TYPE=ext4\nLABEL=RIGOS_STATE_SEED\nPARTUUID=5249474f-04\n')
+    raise AssertionError(f'unexpected command: {argv}')
+g['subprocess'].run = fake_run
+device, error = g['verified_state_device']()
+assert device == Path('/dev/test-state')
+assert error is None
+
+# An existing PARTUUID link that points elsewhere is rejected, never used as fallback.
+other = root / 'other-state'
+other.touch()
+(links / '5249474f-04').symlink_to(other)
+device, error = g['verified_state_device']()
+assert device is None
+assert error == 'PARTUUID symlink resolved away from attested state device'
+
 # A core resize timeout is completed under the longer verified repair budget,
 # then core is rerun to perform the normal mount and initialization path.
 statuses = [
diff --git a/scripts/verify-state-recovery-image.sh b/scripts/verify-state-recovery-image.sh
index 619c4b5..09b8536 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-state-recovery-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-state-recovery-image.sh
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ release="$root/etc/rigos-release"
 [[ -f "$release" ]] || die 'release metadata is missing'
 
 python3 -m py_compile "$orchestrator" "$recovery" "$gate"
-grep -Fqx 'VERSION_ID="0.0.4-alpha.13"' "$release" \
-    || die 'embedded alpha.13 version is missing'
+grep -Fqx 'VERSION_ID="0.0.4-alpha.14"' "$release" \
+    || die 'embedded alpha.14 version is missing'
 grep -Fqx 'TimeoutStartSec=20min' "$state_service" \
     || die 'state service full repair window is missing'
 
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ for required in \
     'state filesystem resize failed' \
     'resize2fs: timeout' \
     '["/usr/sbin/e2fsck", "-f", "-y"' \
-    'e2fsck_exit == E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT'
+    'e2fsck_exit == E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT' \
+    'SYS_DEV_BLOCK = Path("/sys/dev/block")' \
+    'MAJOR_MINOR_RE = re.compile' \
+    'def attested_state_device(' \
+    'stat.S_ISBLK' \
+    'state_sysfs.parent != disk_sysfs' \
+    'PARTUUID symlink resolved away from attested state device'
 do
     grep -Fq "$required" "$orchestrator" \
         || die "state repair contract is missing: $required"
@@ -87,7 +93,10 @@ for required in \
     'Some\((?P<option>[0-9]+)\)' \
     'def revalidate_state_device(expected: Path)' \
     'verified state device changed during repair' \
-    'or e2fsck_exit_code(check_failure) != E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT'
+    'or e2fsck_exit_code(check_failure) != E2FSCK_UNCORRECTED_EXIT' \
+    'attested state path major:minor changed' \
+    'attested state block is not a child of the attested boot disk' \
+    'except FileNotFoundError:'
 do
     grep -Fq "$required" "$orchestrator" \
         || die "state repair safety boundary is missing: $required"