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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6925-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6925-1 - Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

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==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6925-1July 29, 2024linux vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 14.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux: Linux kernelDetails: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:  - IPv4 networking;(CVE-2024-26882)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 14.04 LTS  linux-image-3.13.0-198-generic  3.13.0-198.249                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-3.13.0-198-lowlatency  3.13.0-198.249                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-generic             3.13.0.198.208                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-generic-lts-quantal  3.13.0.198.208                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-generic-lts-raring  3.13.0.198.208                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-generic-lts-saucy   3.13.0.198.208                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-generic-lts-trusty  3.13.0.198.208                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-lowlatency          3.13.0.198.208                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-server              3.13.0.198.208                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-virtual             3.13.0.198.208                                  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-6925-1  CVE-2024-26882

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