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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7073-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 7073-1 - Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7073-1October 16, 2024linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp,linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4,linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4,linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS- Ubuntu 18.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux: Linux kernel- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-bluefield: Linux kernel for NVIDIA BlueField platforms- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems- linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors- linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-gcp-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems- linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel- linux-ibm-5.4: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems- linux-oracle-5.4: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems- linux-raspi-5.4: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 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: - Watchdog drivers; - Netfilter; - Memory management; - Network traffic control;(CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-45016, CVE-2024-26960)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-image-5.4.0-1053-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1053.57 linux-image-5.4.0-1081-ibm 5.4.0-1081.86 linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield 5.4.0-1094.101 linux-image-5.4.0-1101-gkeop 5.4.0-1101.105 linux-image-5.4.0-1118-raspi 5.4.0-1118.130 linux-image-5.4.0-1122-kvm 5.4.0-1122.130 linux-image-5.4.0-1133-oracle 5.4.0-1133.142 linux-image-5.4.0-1134-aws 5.4.0-1134.144 linux-image-5.4.0-1138-gcp 5.4.0-1138.147 linux-image-5.4.0-198-generic 5.4.0-198.218 linux-image-5.4.0-198-generic-lpae 5.4.0-198.218 linux-image-5.4.0-198-lowlatency 5.4.0-198.218 linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1134.131 linux-image-bluefield 5.4.0.1094.90 linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1138.140 linux-image-generic 5.4.0.198.196 linux-image-generic-lpae 5.4.0.198.196 linux-image-gkeop 5.4.0.1101.99 linux-image-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0.1101.99 linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1081.110 linux-image-kvm 5.4.0.1122.118 linux-image-lowlatency 5.4.0.198.196 linux-image-oem 5.4.0.198.196 linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.198.196 linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1133.126 linux-image-raspi 5.4.0.1118.148 linux-image-raspi2 5.4.0.1118.148 linux-image-virtual 5.4.0.198.196 linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0.1053.53Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-image-5.4.0-1081-ibm 5.4.0-1081.86~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1118-raspi 5.4.0-1118.130~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1133-oracle 5.4.0-1133.142~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1134-aws 5.4.0-1134.144~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-1138-gcp 5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-198-generic 5.4.0-198.218~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-5.4.0-198-lowlatency 5.4.0-198.218~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws 5.4.0.1134.144~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp 5.4.0.1138.147~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-ibm 5.4.0.1081.86~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem 5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle 5.4.0.1133.142~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.1118.130~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu ProAfter 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-7073-1 CVE-2024-26960, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-45016Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-198.218 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1134.144 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-bluefield/5.4.0-1094.101 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1138.147 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1101.105 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.4.0-1081.86 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1122.130 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1133.142 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.4.0-1118.130 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-xilinx-zynqmp/5.4.0-1053.57
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