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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7071-2
Ubuntu Security Notice 7071-2 - A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7071-2November 14, 2024linux-gke vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 24.04 LTSSummary:The system could be compromised under certain conditions.Software Description:- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systemsDetails:A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel.An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system.This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Network traffic control;(CVE-2024-45016)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gke 6.8.0-1012.15 linux-image-gke 6.8.0-1012.15After 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-7071-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7071-1 CVE-2024-45016Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/6.8.0-1012.15Related news
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