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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6707-4
Ubuntu Security Notice 6707-4 - Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle element deactivation in certain cases, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Notselwyn discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle verdict parameters in certain cases, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6707-4March 28, 2024linux-azure-6.5 vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 22.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux-azure-6.5: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systemsDetails:Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel didnot properly handle element deactivation in certain cases, leading to ause-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause adenial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2024-1085)Notselwyn discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel didnot properly handle verdict parameters in certain cases, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denialof service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2024-1086)Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Network drivers; - PWM drivers;(CVE-2024-26597, CVE-2024-26599)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: linux-image-6.5.0-1017-azure 6.5.0-1017.17~22.04.1 linux-image-6.5.0-1017-azure-fde 6.5.0-1017.17~22.04.1 linux-image-azure 6.5.0.1017.17~22.04.1 linux-image-azure-fde 6.5.0.1017.17~22.04.1After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to makeall the necessary changes.ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates havebeen given a new version number, which requires you to recompile andreinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically performthis as well.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6707-4 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6707-1 CVE-2024-1085, CVE-2024-1086, CVE-2024-26597, CVE-2024-26599Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-6.5/6.5.0-1017.17~22.04.1Related news
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