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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7074-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 7074-1 - Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7074-1October 17, 2024linux-azure vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 24.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systemsDetails: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: - Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver; - Network traffic control;(CVE-2024-45016, CVE-2024-45001)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure 6.8.0-1016.18 linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde 6.8.0-1016.18 linux-image-azure 6.8.0-1016.18 linux-image-azure-fde 6.8.0-1016.18After 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-7074-1 CVE-2024-45001, CVE-2024-45016Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/6.8.0-1016.18Related news
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