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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7073-2
Ubuntu Security Notice 7073-2 - Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7073-2October 17, 2024linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4 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-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems- linux-azure-5.4: 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: - 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-5.4.0-1139-azure 5.4.0-1139.146 linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1139.133Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure 5.4.0-1139.146~18.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1139.146~18.04.1 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-7073-2 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-azure/5.4.0-1139.146Related news
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